Roman settlers plant the first vines along the Garonne.

A Celtic tribe's grape, Biturica, may well be Cabernet's oldest ancestor.
The Bituriges Vivisci, a Celtic tribe settled around Burdigala (modern Bordeaux), began cultivating a grape variety called Biturica, likely an ancestor of Cabernet. Roman writers including Pliny the Elder and the poet Ausonius documented the region's emerging wine culture. By the 4th century, Ausonius owned vineyards along the Dordogne, and Bordeaux had established itself as a serious wine-producing territory within the Roman Empire.






















