During our barge trip, we took an excursion to Chateau du Clos de Vougeot, where Cistercian monks made wine in the 12th century.
Wine from the Vougeot fields are still greatly prized.
The chateau displays several centuries-old wine presses. These days, the chateau is home to a brotherhood of wine aficionados called Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin (literally "Fraternity of the Knights of the Wine-Tasting Cup"), established in 1934 to generate appreciation of Burgundy wines.
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