Terroir 1996 banner
IVES 9 IVES Conference Series 9 The social construction of wine-growing areas: the “Graves de Bordeaux”

The social construction of wine-growing areas: the “Graves de Bordeaux”

Abstract

Graves de Bordeaux» est une des rares appellations à porter le nom d’un terroir, au sens agronomique du terme. Et ce territoire vitivinicole présente une relative unité géographique, de Langon à Bordeaux sur la rive gauche de la Garonne. Pourtant l’histoire et les hommes ont finement mis en valeur les nuances du milieu géographique pour que la variété des organisations sociales se traduise par des territoires variés avec, coupant l’appellation Graves en deux, l’affirmation du Sautemais et, au sein même de l’aire d’appellation, l’individualisation des Graves de Pessac-Léognan, sans oublier les appellations Barsac et Cérons.

“Graves de Bordeaux” is one of the few wine appellations that has the name of the soil where it grows. The wine growing area is relatively unified from Langon to Bordeaux on the left bank of the Garonne. Nevertheless the geographical differences have been well exploited along the history so that the diversity of social organizations could be related to different wine areas such as the Sautemais appellation that separates the Graves region in two parts. The Pessac-Léognan appellation is as well located inside the Graves appellation area and last but not least the Barsac and Cerons appellations

DOI:

Publication date: February 16, 2022

Issue: Terroir 2002

Type: Article

Authors

Jean-Claude HINNEWINKEL

CERVIN /Université Michel de Montaigne-Bordeaux3 -33607 PESSAC Cedex

Keywords

terroir, AOC, organisation, structure, histoire
terroir, AOC, organization, structure, history

Tags

IVES Conference Series | Terroir 2002

Citation

Related articles…

Evaluation of viticultural suitability of Arezzo Province (Tuscany)

Dans une région comme la Toscane, zone dans laquelle sont produits certains des meilleurs vins italiens et du monde, la province d’Arezzo a actuellement une importance relativement marginale

Grape variety identification and detection of terroir effects from satellite images

Satellite images are used to determine the reflectance dependency to wavelength in different grape varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay). The terroir influence is investigated through study of vineyards in France, Brazil and Chile.

Climatic zoning of the Ibero-American viticultural regions

The Ibero-American Network of Viticulture, a component of the program of agricultural technology of the CYTED (Ibero-American Program of Science and Technology for Development), is developing the project “Zoning Methodology and Application in Viticultural Regions of Ibero-America”.

Defining the terroir of the Columbia gorge wine region, Oregon and Washington, USA using geographic information systems (GIS)

The Columbia Gorge Wine Region (CGWR) extends for about 100km along the Columbia River and includes the Columbia Gorge American Viticultural Area (AVA) and the southwest portion of the Columbia Valley AVA.

Effect of mixed Torulaspora delbrueckii-Saccharomyces cerevisiae culture on rose quality wine

Alcoholic fermentation using no Saccharomyces wine is an effective means of modulating wine aroma. This study investigated the impact of coinoculating Torulaspora delbruecki with two Saccharomyces cerevisiae commercial yeast (QA23, Lallemand; Red Fruit, Sepsa-Enartis) on enological quality parameters, volatile composition and sensory analysis. The following assays were performed on Tempranillo variety: Saccharomyces QA23 (CTQA), Saccharomyces Red Fruit (CTRF), coinoculated T. delbrueckii + S.cerevisiae QA23 (CIQA) and coinoculated T. delbrueckii + S.cerevisiae (CIRF).