Posted on 03/13/2009 8:45:11 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Gevrey-Chambertin, 12 km from Dijon, is famous throughout the world for its Burgundy wines. It is now possible to conclude that winegrowing in this region goes back to the Gallo-Roman era, as testified by the findings of excavations by the Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives (INRAP), at the spot known as "Au dessus de Bergis"... the archeological dig revealed 316 rectangular pits aligned in 26 rows, interpreted as being the remains of a vineyard from the first century AD... revealed a series of hollow remains (pits, pot-holes and ditches) from different periods. For the Gallo-Roman era, an area of more than 6000 [sq meters] was covered by more than 300, regularly spaced and aligned pits, surrounded by a continuous peripheral ditch. These rectangular pits are 90 to 130 cm long by a little less than 60 cm wide, and sections of the soil filling them indicate the void left by the trunk and roots of a small shrub... this dig also revealed a Neolithic II lowland house (dated at between 4000 and 3500 BC) and the remains of a Neolithic III house (3500-3000 BC), which are rarities in the open plains of this region and provided confirmation of its Neolithic II and III chronology. From the Early Bronze Age, a farm and its outbuildings (2300 to 1650 BC), one of the southernmost buildings of this type, was excavated, together with a farm from the Late Bronze Age (1000 to 900 BC). And a house from the beginning of the Second Iron Age (450-350 BC) filled a gap in the documented records for this period in Burgundy.
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"Burgundy Wine Has Long History In France: Remains Of Gallo-Roman Vineyard Discovered In Gevrey-Chambertin"
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It’s wrong to be french or drink their ant pi$$ wine.
Something that surprised me was seeing the soldiers dipping bread in their wine sometimes, it turned out to be a good idea.
Chapeau! to SunkenCiv for this terrific article.
Burgundy Wine Has Long History In France: Remains Of Gallo-Roman Vineyard Discovered In Gevrey-Chambertin
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I’ll drink to that!
Broadcast the new acronym:
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A merica!
I like red wine.
Such a large Ag structure, for that time period it should mean there was a hierarchy that lent some form of civil stability to the area.
COOL VIDEO! Thanks!
The French and their wine, kind of a nice side of them, eh?
It’s hard to bash the French anymore now that our leader is way to the left of theirs’.
lol
I know they sell no wine before its time, buy this is ridiculous!
(first rule of comedy - get the punchline right the first time)
“Remains Of Gallo-Roman Vineyard Discovered...
I know they sell no wine before its time, buy this is ridiculous!”
That’s Paul Masson, not Gallo. :)
I think red wine is beginning to catch on. ;’)
Thanks Cincinna for the hat tip. :’) Looks like this topic has uncorked a lot of interest. ;’)
When I was a very young Airman stationed at RAF Mildenhall (72-75) that was our drinking anthemn. Rolfed more than once to that song!
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