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Saint-Emilion / France

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Saint-Emilion's Description

Viticulture was introduced to this fertile region of Aquitaine by the Romans, and intensified in the Middle Ages. The Saint-Emilion area benefited from its location on the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and many churches, monasteries and hospices were built there from the 11th century onwards. It was granted the special status of a ‘jurisdiction’ during the period of English rule in the 12th century. It is an exceptional landscape devoted entirely to wine-growing, with many fine historic monuments in its towns and villages.

La viticulture a été introduite dans cette région fertile d’Aquitaine par les Romains et s’est intensifiée au Moyen Âge. Le territoire de Saint-Émilion a bénéficié de sa situation sur la route de pèlerinage vers Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle et plusieurs églises, monastères et hospices y ont été construits à partir du XIe siècle. Le statut particulier de juridiction lui a été accordé au cours de la période du gouvernement anglais au XIIe siècle. Il s’agit d’un paysage exceptionnel, entièrement consacré à la viticulture, dont les villes et villages comptent de nombreux monuments historiques de qualité.

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I love wine so here is a bi...

I love wine so here is a bit more info on this great wine region. Saint-?milion is one of the four principal red wine areas of Bordeaux (the others being M?doc, Graves and Pomerol). The same grape varieties tend to be used ... More

07Mar2007