The Wines of Burgundy and Bordeaux

Wine was produced in Burgundy and Bordeaux by the Romans and almost certainly by the Celts before them.

From the time of the Last Supper, where wine represented the blood of Christ, wine has been of symbolic importance to Christians. Not surprisingly, following the founding of the great abbeys of Cluny (910) and Cîteaux (1098) in Burgundy, the monks became skilled in viniculture and cultivated large vineyards to produce wine for the celebration of the Eucharist and also to add a little cheer...