Caves Cooperatives in Languedoc Roussillon (Collective)

Among the French wine regions, the Languedoc-Roussillon offers the highest density of cooperative cellars. For hundreds, they are born, mostly in the inter-war years, the need to overcome the domination of trading and equip itself to winemaking performance. Published on the initiative of the Regional Council, the book paints a picture of that heritage is part of the soul of this region.


Several members of the General Inventory of Cultural Heritage has contributed to the impressive work that presents these cooperatives under four main headings: the architecture of buildings, facades or ornamental decoration around, the interior and functionality, winemaking techniques and equipment. In addition, a small chapter presents the cooperative distilleries of the Herault and the annexes we note the complete census of the 582 cooperatives in the Languedoc-Roussillon (30-34-11-66 dept.) that those states are still in business .

The book is illustrated with numerous photographs and the presentation is attractive. The text is particularly rich. This book is obviously the result of a long and meticulous research. There is not content to list or describe a state of play, it puts those cellars and their construction in context, it tells a story … a piece of history in the Languedoc-Roussillon.

Beyond the wine amateur, he fascinate any fan of the History of the Languedoc-Roussillon and its heritage and anyone interested in the history of the development of cooperatives