The VEZELAY VINEYARDS
The vineyards in Vézelay and the surrounding villages have been existing since the Gallo-Roman era. At the end of the 9th century the presence of the Benedictine monastery by Girard de Roussillon boosted the vineyard. Burgundy was on style and to ensure the winery supply to Paris, the production grew, reaching its peak in the 18th century. The vineyard extends about 500 hectares then on.
In the late 19th century, phyloxera ravaged the vineyards. At the end of the 70's, the vineyards were reborn and in 1985, Vezelay obtained the "Burgundy" label. In 1997, the "Burgundy Vézelay" label was recognized and four villages profited from this : Asquins, Saint-Père, Tharoiseau and Vézelay. Today, the vineyard covers hundreds of hectares and the grape varieties are : Chardonnay, Melon and Pinot noir.
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Hiking through the Vezelay's vineyards 8,6 Km (consult netrando website and download the hike)
http://www.netrando.com/us/direct/VEZELAY01X.htm
Winehouses with wine-tastings (only registered members at
the Tourism Office in Vezelay)
| Names and addresses | phone - fax | e-mail - website |
| Cave
Henry de Vézelay 4 , Route de Nanchèvres 89450 – Saint-Père Opens daily except December 25th and January 1st |
03 86 33 29 62 03 86 33 35 03 |
henrydevezelay@wanadoo.fr |
| Domaine Camu
Frères Le Clos – rte de saint-Père 89450 – Vézelay Opens 7 days a week from 10am to 6pm |
03 86 82 35 66 03 86 32 35 91 |
www.chablis.net/camufreres |
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tél & fax 03 86 33
27 95 |
maria.cuny@wanadoo.fr |
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tél & fax 03 86 32 40 94 |
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| Domaine
Villiers Elise Précy-le-Moult 89450 – Pierre-Perthuis Burgundy and Burgundy Vézelay wines-Independent winegrower, cellar opens all-year round |
tél & fax 03 86 33 27 62 |
elisevilliers@yahoo.fr |
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| Saint Vincent tournante à Vézelay, janvier 2006 | ||