"L'épopée des vignerons", directed by Emmanuelle Nobécourt, will be broadcast this Wednesday, September 7, in the evening, on France 3. Phylloxera, wars, globalization… So many obstacles that the winegrowers of France have overcome throughout their history. In "L'épopée des vignerons", France 3 pays tribute to this profession, which is a little apart in the French imagination. Thus, its director, Emmanuelle Nobécourt, has chosen to tell the story of France through this profession, from the beginnings of the vine during antiquity to the current challenges of climate change.
Stop in Beaune and in the Maranges
We discover the extreme difficulty of physical work before its mechanization; the mass production of the industrial age; the destruction and reconstruction of whole sections of the vineyard during the wars. All illustrated by impressive archives and tasty testimonials from experienced winemakers. From Languedoc to the Loire and from Bordeaux to Alsace, the director gives the floor to the great names of French wine. On the Burgundy side, the documentary gives pride of place to the magnificent vineyards of the Maranges, and stops in Beaune to collect the testimony of the Drouhin family, which evokes the incredible story of a resistant grandfather. Anecdotes that can be found from one vineyard to another, all forming a beautiful tribute to the work and courage behind our favorite bottles. The epic of the winegrowers: September 7, 2022 at 9:10 pm on France 3.
