. The production of wine in France has its origins in the 6th century B.C., with the founding of the Greek colony at Marseille. For the next several centuries, viticulture flourished in the warm, dry Mediterranean regions of France. The northern...

Viticulture (from the Latin word for vine) is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. When the grapes are used for winemaking, it is also known as viniculture. It is one branch of the...