The vineyard of Montmartre is not a figurative expression. Straight to the intersection of the streets of Paris de Sol and Saint-Vincent from the hill descends a real vineyard. 1762 vines, 27 grape varieties. As in the village, there is harvest, make wine and celebrated every year.

Montmartre was once a village. Its inhabitants were engaged in viticulture for centuries. Not fifteen acres at the intersection as it is now, and the entire hill was covered by vineyards. The legend says that the first vines planted in the XII century Adelaide of Savoy, the former Queen of France and abbess of the Benedictine monastery which she founded on the hill.

In the XVI century wine imported to Paris, began to levy high taxes. Montmartre was not yet part of Paris, drinking in the taverns was cheaper than in the city. However, the local wine was rumored that it was a diuretic, and it was supposedly his greatest quality, but it was cheap, Montmartre and pubs thrived.

The more expensive it became the life in the city, the more people settled on the hill. When in 1859 the village became a district of Paris, the locals tried to resist in fear that Montmartre would lose identity. He really started to lose her – urbanization has led wine-growing tradition in decline. Construction of the hill was in full swing, vineyards wouldn't be at all, if the artist Francis of Polbo not trying to save the garden Aristide Bruant, comedian, singer and first owner of the cabaret "Nimble rabbit". (Aristide Briand square is a man in a black coat and red scarf with posters of Toulouse-Lautrec.) Bulbo proposed to put in place public garden vineyard. Romantic developers won in 1934 vineyard Clos Montmartre gave the first harvest.

What to say about this wine? The North side, the vineyard is not fit. So-so wine experts say. But it's not that, it's basically! The Montmartre area of Paris vsego years ago by Parisian standards, not so long ago. Nobody knows who is who joined. Still Monmartre not lost identity – that it forces them to cultivate a modest vineyard and every year in October, after receiving 400-500 liters of wine, have a fun holiday. It lasts for a week with parades, food, fireworks, and the proceeds from the sale of wine goes to the social needs of the district. Is there a value of taste?