New House of the Pope comes from the French "Châteauneuf-du-Pape", a wine named after the so-called Babylonian Captivity, wherein the papal residence was moved to France for much of the 14th century. During that period, vineyards were planted in the stony soil and the resulting red wine was christened "Châteauneuf-du-Pape". There is also a village called Châteauneuf-du-Pape, near Avignon.
New House of the Pope comes from the French "Châteauneuf-du-Pape", a wine named after the so-called Babylonian Captivity, wherein the papal residence was moved to France for much of the 14th century. During that period, vineyards were planted in the stony soil and the resulting red wine was christened "Châteauneuf-du-Pape". There is also a village called Châteauneuf-du-Pape, near Avignon.