History of the Vines and of Saint Préjet (French edition) by Georges Costecalde, Jean-Luc Poujol

History of the Vines and Saint Préjet is much more than a local history book: it is a ode to rural life, at the Memory of the winemakers and at the Cevennes land.

Through these pages, Georges Costecalde and Jean-Luc Poujol they invite us to go back in time to rediscover the village of Saint-Préjet, his, her, its, their steep slopes, his, her, its, their dry stone terraces and its old vines, silent witnesses of a lost expertise. The book opens with a poetic observation: today it is difficult to imagine the vibrancy of these once-lively hillsides, covered with orchards and of hand-cultivated vines.

The authors, Two friends united by their love for heritage and their village., deliver here a narrative filled with tenderness and respect. They evoke the daily life of winemakers, their Ingenuity in the face of the harshness of the land, and the transmission of traditions from generation to generation.

But this book is not limited to nostalgia: it also offers a message of hope, reminding that modernity should not erase the deep roots of these villages. Preserve memory, landscapes, and ancient gestures becomes here an act of cultural resistance.

Illustrated by fluid and evocative writing, this story highlights a universal human history : that of men and women attached to their land, their vineyards, and to a simple and sincere lifestyle.

A book to read like a journey, for all those who are interested in therural history, to the Wine heritage, or simply to the memory of French terroirs.

🟩 Characteristics

• Title : History of the Vines and Saint Préjet

• Authors : Georges Costecalde, Jean-Luc Poujol

• Editor : Edilivre Publishing

• Collection : Classic Collection

• Publication date : June 24, 2015

• Format : Paperback

• Number of pages : 332

• Dimensions : 20.4 x 13.4 x 1.8 cm

• Weight : 428 g

• Language : French

• EAN13 : 9782332894526

• ISBN : 978-2-332-89452-6