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Discovering Languedoc-Roussillon: A 2,600-Year Journey Through Wine History

Join us for an engaging master-level webinar that delves into the rich 2,600-year history of the Languedoc-Roussillon region and its wine industry. Explore how ancient civilizations, including the Greeks, Celts, and Romans, shaped the vineyards and wine culture we know today. Learn about key historical events, such as the influence of monastic communities, the rise of the AOC system, and the transformation of wine production from quantity to quality. This session offers valuable insights into the heritage of one of France’s most vibrant wine regions.

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Discovering Languedoc-Roussillon: A 2,600-Year Journey Through Wine History

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  1. Sud de France Master-LevelWebinar Program Supported and endorsed by:

  2. Webinar 1: An Introduction to the Region and its History

  3. Learning Objectives • See how 2,600 years of history have shaped the vineyards and wine industry of the LR today • Discover hat aspects of this colorful history have influenced the wine world as a whole.

  4. The EarlyYears Greeks Celts Romans • 200 BC – 476 AD 600 BC 500 BC

  5. VIA DOMITIA

  6. The Monastic influence (from the 6th century AD ) Abbaye de Valmagne Abbaye de Fontfroide The nave with large wine barrels in the side aisles

  7. Charles martel & the battle of poitiers Charles Martel 688-741 AD The Battle of Poitiers (732)

  8. Pepin le bref : Pepin the Short • Pepinthe Short, son of Charles Martel, father of Charlemagne, continedhisfather’swork. • MovedsouththroughRhône and Languedoc. • 752 : Nîmes and Béziers • 759 : Narbonne • 760 : Roussillon

  9. Occitania TroubadourMédiéval Occitan

  10. CATHARS • Christainsect • 2 main beliefs…Spirtual= god, material = bad • Peaceful people yetbeliefscompetelyopposed to Catholicchurch. • Brutal crusades of 13c wiped out • Legacy and stories live on The Cathars

  11. Counts and kings • Arnaud de Villeneuve (1285) Aragon Crest Charlemagne and the Saxons

  12. Discovery of sparkling wine (1531) Dom Pérignon Abbaye of Saint Hilaire

  13. The thirty years war • 1659: Roussillon becomes French

  14. Canal du Midi Canal du Midi: 1681

  15. The railway system Paris- Lyon -Marseille : 1855

  16. The GOLDEN AGE of Wine Early 19th Century. Rise of Bordeaux and Burgundy Emerging bourgeoisie Increasing wine consumption Languedoc-Roussillon quadrupled vineyard size in 25 years.

  17. Phylloxera (1870s)

  18. Narbonne Riot 1907 Riots of 1907 in Narbonne

  19. Creation of AOC system Riots caused a seismic change. Prototype of AOC in Chateauneuf in 1923 Adopted 1936 with 4 in LR

  20. The emergence of Co-ops Cave Co-op of Maraussan, the 1st Co-op in France Co-ops in the Languedoc in the 1950’s accounted for over 90% of the total wine produced in the region.

  21. THE NEW WAY: VdP Introduced in 1983 Vins de Pays d’Oc: 1987

  22. 2000 to now

  23. Quantity to Quality

  24. location

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