Beaumes de Venise (French pronunciation: [bom də vəniz]) is an appellation of wines from the eastern central region of the southern half of the Rhône Valley.

[1] The vines are grown on the slopes around the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail, a vertical comb of rock jutting out of the plain between the Rhône river and the Luberon-Ventoux mountains.

[1] Beaumes is famed for its natural fortified wine made from the Muscat grape, and records of its use go back almost two millennia.

The red, white and rosé wines were elevated to the appellation of Côtes-du-Rhône Villages AOC (named villages) in 1978, and in 2005 the greatest honor of all was bestowed on the region when Beaumes de Venise rouge and the sweet fortified wine Muscat de Beaumes de Venise became a cru - the highest order of the wines in the Rhône Valley.

Today, over 100 producers including fifteen domaines and a cooperative winery combine their efforts to maintain the highest standards and the centuries-old reputation of the town and its wines.