Burgundy vineyards dated to Roman times

Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2009-03-24 20:14
A recent archaeological dig sponsored by the Institut National de Recherches Archéologiques Préventives and the ARTeHIS Laboratory (CNRS/Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication/Université de Bourgogne) shows that the production of burgundy wine near Dijon, France dates to Roman times.

The dig has discovered a 1st century vineyard with "316 rectangular pits aligned in 26 rows."

From the article:

Not only do these pits closely resemble those in other Gallo-Roman vineyards, but the spacing within rows, and the distances between rows, are multiples of the Roman foot (29.6 centimeters).