History of vines and wine in Valais

Once  upon a time	Key moments
Iron Age (BC 800-15)	-800 traces of cultivated vines
Roman Era (BC 15 – 475 AD)	100 : the first pruning knife
Middle Ages (475-1500)	1000: Boom in vineyards 1313: fisrt mention of grape varieties 1341: terraces in Saillon
Modern Times (1500-1850)	1600: pristes take charge
Contemporary Period (1850 to our time)	1850 : the start of wine trading 1918: restructuring of the vineyards 1930: Provins founded 1982: the crisis 1991: creation of AOC system