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== Production == | == Production == | ||
Monastic orders, particularly the Benedictines and Cistercians, played a crucial role in advancing viticultural knowledge and improving vineyard management<ref>Toussaint-Samat, *Histoire technique et morale du vin*, Albin Michel, 1994, ISBN 978-2226069266.</ref>. Their meticulous record-keeping and systematic approaches helped refine pruning, planting, and harvesting techniques. Wine presses became more widespread, increasing efficiency, and wooden barrels gradually replaced clay amphorae for storage and transport. | Monastic orders, particularly the Benedictines and Cistercians, played a crucial role in advancing viticultural knowledge and improving [[vineyard management]]<ref>Toussaint-Samat, *Histoire technique et morale du vin*, Albin Michel, 1994, ISBN 978-2226069266.</ref>. Their meticulous record-keeping and systematic approaches helped refine pruning, planting, and [[harvesting]] techniques. Wine presses became more widespread, increasing efficiency, and [[wooden barrels]] gradually replaced [[clay amphorae]] for storage and transport. | ||
== Trade == | == Trade == | ||