Vineyard Lodges in Champagne | Marc Leclerc

The vine huts in Champagne are much more than simple shelters for winegrowers. These small structures, often made of stone with their sharp roofs, dot the hillsides of Champagne and tell the intimate story of a region shaped by the vine and human labor.

In "Loges de Vignes en Champagne", Marc Leclerc highlights this unique rural heritage through rich and evocative texts, accompanied by the sensitive and inspiring photographs of Philippe-Emmanuel Champin and Olivier Adam. The book offers a photographic journey through the rolling landscapes of Champagne, inviting contemplation as well as discovery, with a map of the vineyard as a guide.

Constructed between the 19th and 20th centuries, these viticultural huts served as shelters during the long days of work in the vineyards. The winegrower would leave his tools there, find some rest, and sometimes even warm up in the heart of winter. They are silent witnesses of a know-how, a tangible relationship between man and his land.

But these loges are also an invitation to dream: huts of the imagination, they evoke childhood, secret refuges, and the simplicity of a life in harmony with nature. In this, they find deep resonance in our time, which is in search of authenticity and sustainable benchmarks.

The book is organized into about sixty commented photographs, each telling the story of a loge, a place, an atmosphere. Each itinerary is located on a map of the Champagne vineyard, allowing readers to follow in the authors' footsteps on the byways of this sparkling region.

A book to give as a gift or to keep for oneself, for wine enthusiasts, lovers of rural heritage, or simply for those who can be moved by the discreet charm of a hut in the middle of the vineyards.

📚 Article Features

• Type of Item: Illustrated book

• Title: Loges de Vignes en Champagne

• Author: Marc Leclerc (texts), Philippe-Emmanuel Champin & Olivier Adam (photographs)

• Publisher: Les Arts

• Year of Publication: 2007

• Language: French

• Dimensions: 20.5 x 25.5 cm

• Photographs: 60 color illustrations

• Presentation: Hardcover

• Audience: Wine lovers, photographers, enthusiasts of Champagne heritage