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The Menetou-Salon vineyard is located in the Cher department, between Bourges and Sancerre, in a wine-growing region where the presence of vines has been attested since Antiquity. The first historical mentions date back to the 11th century. These are acts relating to donations of vines, in particular to the Clos de Davet, made to various […]

In the heart of France, on the banks of the Loire river, stands the famous Sancerre vineyard.   Recognized for its Sauvignon Blanc, the reputation of the wines of Sancerre has been well established for many centuries … In fact, traces of vine culture can be found in Sancerre since Antiquity.   In 582, Grégoire […]

We can attest proof of wine growing in the region of Chablis since the high Middle Ages. The Cistercians, who founded the Abbey of Pontigny in 1114 and subsequently stood up a cellar called the Petit Pontigny in Chablis, developed the vineyard and made it prosper thanks, in particular, to the relatively close Parisian market […]

The Campania, located in the south part of the Italian peninsyla, is a region in which viticulture has been found and documented since Antiquity, thanks to the texts of Pliny the Elder (Natural History, Book XIV).   The vineyard of the PDO Asprinio di Aversa (PDO, 1993) have been cultivated haughtily for centuries. This ancestral […]

« “History of Vineyards” is a series of articles that explores the history of vineyards in France and around the world.   The Coteaux du Giennois vineyard flourished during the Middle Ages under the influence of the Benedictine monks from the abbeys of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire and La Charité-sur-Loire, as well as the Cistercian monks from the […]

“Vineyards history” is a series of articles detailing the history of vineyards in France and all around the world.   Tannay vineyards have existed for centuries and acquired its reputation during Middle Ages. At that time, wines from Tannay were sent to Paris by the river Yonne. In his book Statistiques de l’arrondissement de Clamecy […]

“Vineyards history” is a series of articles detailing the history of vineyards in France and all around the world.   As so often in vineyards history, La Charité-sur-Loire vineyards was developed under religious communities inspiration during Middle Ages.   La Charité-sur-Loire vineyards reached its peak in the nineteenth century. In 1788, vines covered a surface […]

The 86th edition of the Fête des Vendanges de Montmartre will be held this year from October 9th to 13th, under the sponsorship of Sophie Mounicot and Yann Arthus-Bertrand. This festival is one of the most important event in Paris, drawing 500.000 people each year.   Nuns of Montmartre, and religious of Saint-Denis, are at […]

The presence of vines is attested in the Nièvre since the Gallo-Roman era. But the Nièvre viticulture, as many other vineyards, truly flourished in the Middle Ages thanks to the religious Orders.   Nièvre vineyards are mainly located along the Loire and today cover around 1.500 hectares (Pouilly-sur-Loire and Pouilly Fumé : 1.240 hectares ; Coteaux du […]