Antiquity
Birth of the vineyard
The vineyard traces back to the roman rule when Vienne wasthe capital of the Allobroges.
'Towards the end of the 1st century, Vienne was as celebrated for its wines as it was for its wealth and power; the town owed as much fame to their superior quality as to the splendour of its monuments and the affinity of its inhabitants for the arts and humanities.'
BAFFER T PIERRE
ANNAL S OF THE DAUPHINOIS 1901
BAFFER T PIERRE
ANNAL S OF THE DAUPHINOIS 1901
©patrick Ageneau
Middle Ages
Preservation of the vineyard
Owing to the presence of the many religious communities in Vienne, the viticultural tradition is preserved and develops on ecclesiastical lands.
'I, Ermengarde, Dowager Queen, wife of the late King Rodolphe, do hereby restore to the Holy Church, built outside the southern gate of the town of Vienne, […] certain vineyards which were once owned by the monastery. They are located along The walls of the same town.'
SAINT-PIERRE CARTULARY
SEPTEMBER 20, 1057 CHAR TER
Modern fieriod
Prosperity of the vineyard
The vineyards become independent from the churches and are relocated on the best slopes. These terroirs become famous and renowned.
Industrial pieriod
Decline of the vinayrd
The vineyard is destroyed by an phid that originated in the United States : Phylloxera. The viticultural slopes are abandoned in favour of the budding industry.
In his book on the agricultural Geography of the Isère department, François Rouault mentions the 6,000-hectare vineyard in the district of Vienne. A record of 1883 mentions That, at the time, the vineyard was ‘the municipality's main source of income’.
1883
Today
Rebirth of the vineyard
The vineyards are restored in Seyssuel after a parenthesis of several decades on these hill side terroirs. 1996
1998
Production of the 1st vins de Vienne vintage
2004
Creation of the Vitis Vienna Association in Seyssuel.
2015
AOP (PDO) Application submitted to the INAO
Today
Over 50 HA of vineyards
Over 20 estates
Over 30 cuvées