| The vineyard of Saint-Pourçain is one of the oldest in France. From the Middle Ages, the wines of Saint-Pourçain were served at the table of the nobles. Saint Louis had it used during the festivities organized for the dubbing of his brother. The Popes in Avignon also consumed this wine. In the 15th century, the wines of Saint-Pourçain already enjoyed a great reputation and his vineyard then occupied more than eight thousand hectares. In 1893 the wine was transported from Cotigny (an important port on the river Allier) to Paris and all the center of France. In 1892, phylloxera fell on the vineyard and today, despite its reconstruction, it is only 600 hectares ... |
The 'Union des Vignerons de Saint-Pourçain', a cooperative cellar founded in 1952, is today the driving force and the undisputed leader of the Saint-Pourçain appellation. The vineyard of Saint-Pourçain is led by 60 vineyards, more than two-thirds of which belong to the Union des Vignerons
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ROA, 3 letters drawn from the non-common letters of the 4 first names of the members of the family.
The name of this estate carries with it its convictions and practices of organic viticulture.
Indeed, the Domaine de Terre de Roa has every reason to show its position as it is the only Domaine of the AOC Saint-Pourçain Appellation in Organic Agriculture certified by Ecocert in 2009.
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