The vineyards of Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence are the furthest west in Provence, France. The appellation area extends from th… e Durance River to the Mediterranean Sea, and from the Rhône Valley in the west to Sainte-Victoire Mountain in the east. The Mistral – the infamous cold, dry wind that blows in from the north – marks this area’s Mediterranean climate. Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence receives only roughly 550 to 680 mm of rain every year, which falls mainly in spring and autumn. The main red