Chapter La mobilité sociale ascendante des vignerons dijonnais dans le contexte d’une crise multiforme à la fin du Moyen Age (XIVe-XVe siècles)

Overview & Synopsis

In the troubled period of the Late Middle Ages, the Burgundian vineyards and Dijon experienced great changes. The secular rise in wages allowed winegrowers to gain economic autonomy. The exceptional richness of the Burgundian archives permits to identify various techniques used by them, especially structural pluri-activity, speculative trade in cereals, and intermediate investment of their savings in cattle (one or two cows), acquisition of own vines. Collectively, they acquired recognition in Dijon for their expertise, taken into consideration for the management of the local vineyard.