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IVES 9 IVES Conference Series 9 Proposition of a simplified approach of the viticultural landscape

Proposition of a simplified approach of the viticultural landscape

Abstract

Une approche très simple de la lecture des paysages est proposée sur la base de l’expérience acquise par l’observation de divers terroirs du monde.
La manière selon laquelle est construit un paysage tourne autour de 2 éléments fondamentaux, des facteurs naturels et des facteurs humains.
Le premier élément est la morphologie du lieu qui est due principalement à la disposition et à la nature des couches géologiques, qui déterminent directement et fondamentalement l’ossature, le squelette du paysage et donc ses grandes lignes.
Le deuxième élément est la sculpture fine des détails du paysage qui est strictement du domaine du travail de l’homme qui, soit par contrainte, soit par aspect pratique, accompagne ces grandes lignes définies par la nature.
L’observation attentive de très nombreux paysages conduit invariablement à classer tous les éléments d’un paysage parmi ces deux seuls ensembles.
Elle permet de montrer comment, à travers quelques exemples pris dans différents vignobles du monde, la tectonique et la disposition actuelle des couches géologiques, ainsi que leur nature déterminent les lignes principales des paysages viticoles.
Un premier classement des grands types de paysages viticoles est proposé selon ces critères.
Par ailleurs, sont abordées, à travers différents exemples, les limites entre le rôle des facteurs naturels et des facteurs humains, c’est-à-dire dans la lecture de chaque paysage quels sont les éléments constitutifs qui peuvent être classés dans chacune des deux catégories.

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Publication date: December 8, 2021

Issue: Terroir 2008

Type : Article

Authors

Jacques FANET

Syndicat des Coteaux du Languedoc (Mas de Saporta)
CS 30030

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Keywords

Paysages, géologie, travail de l’homme

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IVES Conference Series | Terroir 2008

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