Vine, Wine, and Education from the 18th Century to the Present Day (French Edition) by Marguerite Figeac-Monthus

Name: Vine, Wine, and Education from the 18th Century to the Present Day (French Edition) by Marguerite Figeac-Monthus
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This work by Marguerite Figeac-Monthus explores the history of the vine, wine, and their role in education from the 18th century to the present day. It traces the creation of the first professional schools, the dissemination of vitivinicultural knowledge, the training of oenologists, and the importance of wine in school textbooks. A reference book for understanding how the culture of wine and the learning of vine-related professions have been transmitted in France and Europe.

Language: French 🇫🇷

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The book Vine, Wine, and Education from the 18th Century to the Present Day, written by Marguerite Figeac-Monthus, offers an exciting reflection on the evolution of the relationships between the vine, the wine and the Education for more than two centuries.

Through a multidisciplinary approach, the author shows how vine and wine have gradually become integrated into the systems of Learning and of Professional training, but also in general education through the Textbooks.

The book highlights several significant phenomena:

the implementation of the first Private vocational schools dedicated to viticulture and oenology ;
the role of large landowners who invested in the training of their employees in community schools ;
the importance of Observation and the transmission of gestures in the Learning professions in the vineyard and wine industry ;
the birth, in the 19th century, of agronomic and oenological stations intended to support the development of viticulture ;
the creation of the first Schools of oenologists, institutionalizing the profession and structuring scientific knowledge around wine.

Beyond France, the study also extends to a wide variety of European wine-producing countries, allowing for an international perspective on these educational and professional dynamics.

This rigorous and well-documented work is part of the ongoing research on the history of the Transmission of viticultural knowledge, while providing a new perspective on the educational role of wine in our societies.

A reference work intended for historians, to the teachers, to the wine professionals and to all culture and art enthusiasts and History of the vine and wine.