Vines and Wine: An Adventure in the Hautes-Alpes & Alpes-de-Haute-Provence - History, Tradition, Modernity (in French)

It may seem surprising to mention the vine cultivation in the Hautes-Alpes and the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, lands of mountains and cold. And yet, for more than ten centuries, the vine thrives there, cultivated with courage and expertise by generations of men and women.

In his book Vines and Wine: An Adventure in the Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, , Marc Donato, a History-Geography teacher passionate about the memory of territories, explores this Singular wine epic, mixing history, tradition, and modernity.

Installed for over thirty years in Manosque, the author has already distinguished himself through numerous works on the municipalities of Pierrevert, , Sainte-Tulle and Montfuron, and by conferences on the Knights of Malta. Here, he broadens his perspective to tell a Human and cultural saga : that of a vine rooted in the Alpine harshness, a symbol of Resilience and passion.

Through the centuries, this mountain vine resisted the Phylloxera, against the elements, to rural exodus, thanks to the tenacity of winemakers who, every year, transform into alchemists to give birth to the precious nectar What is wine?

Marc Donato paints the portrait of these Men and women of the vine, artisans of a forgotten wine heritage, today rediscovered and valued. It highlights the renaissance of the vineyards of Théus to Corbières, the fresh, light or full-bodied wines, from a unique terroir, and now recognized by quality labels : Country Wines, , AOC Pierrevert, , IGP Alpes-de-Haute-Provence...

His approach is comprehensive: Regulatory, , Economic, , Sociological, , Ethnographic and literary. This book aims to be both a historical testimony that a/an tribute to the vitality of a territory where the vine remains a marker of identity and a factor of social connection.

Richly illustrated and documented, Vines and wine offers a captivating lecture that will appeal to both the wine enthusiasts, the local historians and the curious about rural heritage.

🟩 Characteristics

• Full title: Vineyards and Wine; An Adventure in the Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; History, Tradition, Modernity

• Author: Marc Donato

• Editor: Fournel

• Publication date: October 1, 2005

• Format: Paperback

• EAN13: 9782915493276

• ISBN: 978-2-915493-27-6

• Number of pages: 120

• Dimensions: 28.5 x 23 x 2 cm

• Weight: 1450 g

• Language: French