Givry, Saône-et-Loire

Givry ( Saône -et -Loire ) is a French municipality with 3694 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) and an area of ​​26.03 km ². It lies in the northern part of the Côte Chalonnaise, about 29 kilometers south of Beaune and eight kilometers west of Chalon -sur -Saône at an altitude 181-447 m above sea level and is part of the Saône -et -Loire. The economic activities are quarrying, farming, fruit growing and viticulture.

History

Givry was the property of the castle lords of Chalon, the Dukes of Burgundy. In the 13th century it was a fortified city, which suffered heavy losses in the wars of religion.

Attractions

• Beautiful old houses from various centuries
• There are seven wells in the city, of which the Fontaine aux Dauphin and the Fontaine sur le Boulevard de Metz, the most beautiful (both 18th century).
• Town Hall from the 18th century with a door in the form of the Arc de Triomphe
• Domain of the monks of La Ferte with the storage cellars
• Windmill
• Manor house Clos de Vauvry from the 17th century
• In the rock -hewn wine cellar in two floors
• Laundry and oven from the 15th century in Russilly

Sons and daughters of the town

• Dominique Vivant Denon ( 1747-1825 Givry Paris), art expert in the service of Napoleon I.

Viticulture in Givry

Givry has one of the five community - appellations of the Côte Chalonnaise and has 442 hectares of vineyards under cultivation. Of this, 66 acres on Premier Cru sites. Under the appellation of Givry the wine of the eponymous municipality Givry and moreover wine is sold from the nearby towns and Jambles Dracy -le-Fort.

The appellation applies to red wines that are vinified from grapes of Pinot noir, with shares of Pinot gris and Pinot Liébault and for white wines from the Chardonnay grape, which is processed here, with shares of Pinot blanc. The proportion of red wine production is approximately 10,700 hl approximately 80%. Of the more than 20 existing Premier Crus are Prétans Les Grands Clos Salomon, Clos Saint -Pierre Petit Marole, La Baraude, Marolle Clos, Le Petit Prétan, Clos de la Servoisine, Cellier aux Moines, La Grande mountains, Bois Chevaux, Vaux and Vignes Rouges particularly noteworthy. The red 1er Cru wines are exclusively made ​​from 100 % Pinot Noir ( Pinot Noir ).

King Henry IV (1553-1610) to have been a great friend of the wines of Givry; why you'll find his name often on the bottle labels (Vin préféré du Roi Henri IV). Had His frequent visits to the city but rather to visit his mistress Gabrielle d' Estrées on the occasion, which inhabited the nearby castle of Germolles. Historically, the residence of the king at the Château de Germolles is not occupied.

Regular events

• A wine festival, fête de la vigne place annually on Whit Monday.

• On every third Sunday of January ( since 2011 Saturday) commits the ' Confrérie des Chevaliers du Cep Henri IV' the traditional feast day ' St.Vincent ' in honor of the patron saint of the French winemaker Vincent de Valencia, to each of which a vineyard of the Givry appellation the statue of St. Vincent for a year and takes possession as ' gardien de la statue ' ( Warden of the statue ) functions. In the morning the statue at the ' gardien ' of the past year will be picked up, then brought to the church where the fair takes place in honor of St. Vincent. After that, the community goes with the statue for the operation of the new ' gardien ' where an aperitif wine ( mostly young Chardonnay ) as ' vin d' honneur ' is served. Following since 1967 is the annual banquet held in the salle des fêtes ( event hall of the municipality Givry ), where many winemakers present their wines of Givry. The banquet is an extremely lively celebration, on the new annual Chevalier ( Knight ) ' Henri IV Confrérie des Chevaliers du Cep ' be included in the Brotherhood. For several years, women have been included in Givry sporadically.

Twinning

• With the wine town of Oppenheim in Rheinhessen Givry connects twinned.