Some vines are 90 years old. Mostly Pinot Noir and Gamay. 100% organic.
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Yup, they have a little festival every year and make shitty wine with it, and that’s part of the fun.
There used to be massive vineyards all over Paris’ hills and beyond. The Coteaux de Seine were planted with vineyards, and until the mid-19th century it was by far the largest winegrowing region in France. My ancestors were winegrowers in Rueil and Bougival, for instance (Rueil still has a small municipal vineyard planted with Sauvignon).
Then two things happened: railroads and phylloxera. The former allowed bringing much better wine from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Provence or Alsace much more reliably. The latter killed off the vineyards which were never replanted with American rootstocks, instead fruit trees and other crops were planted, but mostly built up as industrialization saw a huge influx or workers. My ancestors converted to growing mushrooms.
There is however a small movement in Île-de-France bringing back vineyards, and some parcels have been getting replanted here and there, some by non-profits, but also commercial operations. Varieties usually are Sauvignon, Chardonnay or Pinot noir. I personally think we could see a Crémant production emerge as well in the Paris area.
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Really cool
Yup, they have a little festival every year and make shitty wine with it, and that’s part of the fun.
There used to be massive vineyards all over Paris’ hills and beyond. The Coteaux de Seine were planted with vineyards, and until the mid-19th century it was by far the largest winegrowing region in France. My ancestors were winegrowers in Rueil and Bougival, for instance (Rueil still has a small municipal vineyard planted with Sauvignon).
Then two things happened: railroads and phylloxera. The former allowed bringing much better wine from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Provence or Alsace much more reliably. The latter killed off the vineyards which were never replanted with American rootstocks, instead fruit trees and other crops were planted, but mostly built up as industrialization saw a huge influx or workers. My ancestors converted to growing mushrooms.
There is however a small movement in Île-de-France bringing back vineyards, and some parcels have been getting replanted here and there, some by non-profits, but also commercial operations. Varieties usually are Sauvignon, Chardonnay or Pinot noir. I personally think we could see a Crémant production emerge as well in the Paris area.