The Renewal of Breton Wines (French Edition) By Pierre Guigui

The revival of Breton wines is a fascinating dive into an unknown aspect of French wine history. Far from being just a contemporary curiosity, the Vineyard in Brittany has ancient roots, which Pierre Guigui highlights with rigor and passion.

While the global warming disrupts the European wine map, with new territories opening up to vine cultivation. But the Brittany, She did not wait for the upheavals of the 21st century to cultivate the vine. As early as the Middle Ages, vineyards were present in the region. However, unlike theÎle-de-France or of the Champagne, Breton viticulture has not experienced a comparable development, although it has not suffered from a harsher climate.

The phylloxera, that terrible vine disease that struck the entire French vineyard in the 19th century, caused the collapse of the Breton viticulture. While other regions managed to rebuild their vineyards, Brittany gave up... until now.

In this book, Pierre Guigui Tell this Renaissance. He wonders what makes a Breton wine : some hybrid or traditional grape varieties, of the red, white, rosé, or sparkling wines, an agriculture organic or conventional, an official recognition in the form ofIGP or a desire to remain in an approach Free and artisanal.

Many testimonies of viticultural project leaders, of trainers and of specialists punctuate the work and enrich the reflection. These actors involved in this oenological adventure share their vision of a modern Breton wine, anchored in its territory while being oriented towards the future.

The book, published in the collection The Knowledge of Drinking publishing houses Apogée, is intended for both wine professionals than to the curious amateurs to discover a region in full revival.

An essential book to understand the issues, hopes, and challenges of the Wine in Brittany, between history, geography, climate, identity, and innovation.

📌 Item features

• Title : The Revival of Breton Wines

• Author : Pierre Guigui

• Collection : The Knowledge of Drinking

• Editor : Apogée

• ISBN : 978-2-84398-749-6

• Publication date : July 6, 2022

• Language : French

• Number of pages : 180

• Dimensions 21 x 13.9 x 1 cm

• Weight : 180 g