From the Vine in Champagne to Champagne Wine: From the Bronze Age to the Industrial Age (French Edition)

From the vineyard in Champagne to Champagne wine: From the Bronze Age to the Industrial Age is a fundamental work for anyone wishing to understand the history of Champagne viticulture in all its depth.
While most books dedicated to the Champagne wine begin with the discovery of effervescence, this volume goes back much further, to thevine planting since the Roman era.

Over the centuries, the large ecclesiastical domains of the Middle Ages have shaped the territory, landscapes, and agricultural practices of which the current wine-producing Champagne is the direct heir.

This work highlights the the role of wine in Champagne social life, the rituals related to the opening of the bottle, but also the images and symbolic values that this exceptional wine has conveyed since the modern era.

Fruit of a multidisciplinary conference bringing together historians, archaeologists, geologists, geographers, botanists, sociologists, architects and wine professionals, this book bears witness to the Renewal of wine studies in Champagne.

The gathered contributions, rich and well-documented, offer a A global vision of the evolution of the Champagne vineyard, "from the first vines to the industrialization of the 19th century. It reveals how agricultural practices, economic contexts, and technical innovations transformed the still wine of the origins into a" global symbol of prestige and celebration.

Under the direction of Marie-Hélène Morell and Patrick Demouy, the book brings together contributions from renowned authors:
Emmanuelle Bonnaire, Jean-Jacques Charpy, Michel Chossenot, Anne Combaud, Jeanne Cornuet, Claire Desbois-Thibault, Abel Lamauvinière, Francis Leroy, Dorota Lewandowska, Jackie Lusse, Alain Marre, Véronique Matrerne, Fabienne Moreau, Benoît Musse, Aurélien Nouvion, Dominique Pargny, Fabrice Perron, and Claudine Wolikow.

By his/her/its Scientific rigor and the diversity of approaches, this book constitutes a indispensable reference for enthusiasts, researchers, teachers, and those passionate about Viticulture and ofhistory of Champagne.

A book published by the Presses Universitaires de Dijon, in the collection Stories, which brilliantly illustrates the rich heritage of a vineyard that has become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

🟢 Characteristics

• Full title: From Vine in Champagne to Champagne Wine: From the Bronze Age to the Industrial Age

• Authors: Marie-Hélène Morell, Patrick Demouy

• Contributors: Emmanuelle Bonnaire, Jean-Jacques Charpy, Michel Chossenot, Anne Combaud, Jeanne Cornuet, Claire Desbois-Thibault, Abel Lamauvinière, Francis Leroy, Dorota Lewandowska, Jackie Lusse, Alain Marre, Véronique Matrerne, Fabienne Moreau, Benoît Musse, Aurélien Nouvion, Dominique Pargny, Fabrice Perron, Claudine Wolikow

• Editor: Presses Universitaires de Dijon

• Collection: Stories

• Publication date: December 2, 2013

• Format: Paperback

• ISBN: 978-2-36441-072-5

• EAN13: 9782364410725

• Number of pages: 240

• Dimensions: 23 x 15 x 1.5 cm

• Weight: 348 g

• Language: French