Being a little brother of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and, arguably, Gigondas, the wine is moderately prestigious and can yield pleasing results when treated correctly.

However records are sparse, reduced to mentioning large vineyards and a decree on how to keep hungry goats away from the grapes.

[3] In 1990, Vacqueyras was granted its own AOC, the first in the region since Gigondas in 1971,[4] and the first of a number of candidates for that particular honour,[citation needed] recently bestowed to Beaumes-de-Venise and Vinsobres.

In the lowland, warmer temperatures result in more powerful and often inelegant wines.

The backbone of the wine is Grenache, however, producers of Vacqueyras use more Syrah than is used in Gigondas which can make the style seem cooler.