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What first comes to mind when France is mentioned? Eiffel tower, wine and Champs Elysees. There are variations, but “wine” is always present. For the French wine has become an integral part of lunch and dinner, not to mention the holiday feasts. But is it always? Let’s face it.
A fundamental role in the development of winemaking in France was played by the Romans, who invaded the territory of Gaul in the first century BC the Gauls Though initially favored Braga, subsequently, they were able to appreciate the taste of wine is appreciated. The disciples were very bright, and soon the wine of Gaul were known far beyond its borders. It Gauls invented to store wine in oak barrels, which were not only easier to transport, in comparison with amphorae, but also improved the taste of the drink. Now wine could compete with the wines of Italy. The success of French wine did not prevent even the “exclusive” methods of the Emperor Domitian, who in ‘ 96 ordered to cut down the part of the Gallic vineyards. But justice prevailed, and the new Emperor Probus gave the French the right to take wine in full scale. Thanks to the development of the Christian faith, in part rites, which required wine and developed wine. And already in the XII century the winemakers of France, there was exported to England, Flanders and Germany.
The 19th century was not the best in the history of the wine production of France. The development of Railways led to the destruction of the vineyards in the North of the country. But it was nothing compared to the damage that brought phylloxera. This little bug arrived from America, destroyed almost all the vines. If not for grafting French vines to American fellow, resistant to the phylloxera, the wines of France would have sunk into oblivion. Many winemakers have been unable to recover, because of this shock followed the First world war and poor harvests. The revival came only in the 40-ies of XX century.
Today, the area of French vineyards range about 900 thousand hectares, the number of produced wines well over ten thousand. Each of the seven wine regions is famous for its traditions: Provence, Languedoc-Roussillon, Bordeaux and Burgundy, Rhone Valley, Loire valley, Alsace and, of course, champagne.
