'Bretagne' Cloth: an Export Good

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The fine linen cloth woven in the Quintin area undoubtedly first became popular in the 15th century.
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July-August 1914, the Bretons go to war

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Following the assassination of the Archduke of Austria on the 28th June in Sarajevo, Europe embarked upon a path of co
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Berligou's Renaissance

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Also known as the Jean V, this grape variety is said to have been gifted to Duke François II by the Duke of Bourg

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A New Grape Variety: Melon de Bretagne

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In 1988, Pierre Viaud, a winegrower in Landreau, planted grapevines in the Clos du Gauffriaud terroir of the vill

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The Mother of Merlot

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In 1996, a farmer discovered an old vine stock hidden inside a thicket in Saint-Suliac on the banks of the Rance.

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The Ankou in Lower-Brittany

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Brittany has often been represented by romantic writers as the land of death.
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