Viticultural Heritage

Viticultural tools, amphorae and barrels for wine conditioning, wine cellars and castles, cooperative cellars, huts and production spaces... punctuate this work and tell us about the richness and diversity of the places and objects related to vine and wine. This volume, featuring 23 presentations given at the Historical Federation of the Southwest colloquium in Saint-Émilion in September 2014, aims to explore the material culture of vine and wine, its preservation, and its significance in understanding the major developments in this agricultural sector from antiquity to the present day, primarily in Aquitaine, but also in Spain, a neighboring land where viticulture is also prevalent. This book not only builds on previous research but, drawing from the expertise of academics and the curiosity of passionate historians, offers us a thorough and fresh perspective on the everyday places and objects of winegrowers or wine enthusiasts of the past and present. Marguerite Figeac-Monthus and Stéphanie Lachaud-Martin, researchers at CEMMC EA 2958 - University of Bordeaux-Montaigne, have published several works and articles on vine and wine in the French context.