Who drained the marshes of medoc in bordeaux france planting small vineyards?
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The Dutch Dutch traders
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drained the marshes of medoc drained the marshes of medoc in bordeaux france planting small vineyards
Haut-Médoc AOC Draining of the Mesopotamian Marshes History of Bordeaux wine Swamp Land drains Landes forest Pomerol AOC Aunis History of French wine Dismal Swamp State Park
Haut-<b>Médoc</b> is an Appellation d&#39;Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the 
<b>Bordeaux</b> wine region ... For most of its history, the Haut-<b>Médoc</b> was a vast region 
of salt <b>marshes</b> used for animal grazing rather than viticulture. In the 17th century, 
Dutch merchants began an ambitious <b>drainage</b> project to convert the <b>marshland</b> 
into a&nbsp;... The <b>draining</b> of the Mesopotamian <b>Marshes</b> occurred in Iraq and to a smaller 
degree in Iran between the 1950s and 1990s to clear large areas of the <b>marshes</b> 
in&nbsp;... The history of <b>Bordeaux</b> wine spans almost 2000 years to Roman times when the 
first vineyards ... In the seventeenth century, Dutch traders began to <b>drain the</b> 
<b>marshland</b> around the <b>Médoc</b> and encouraged the planting of vineyards. The 
Dutch&nbsp;... A <b>swamp</b> is a <b>wetland</b> that is forested. Swamps are considered to be transition 
zones because ... Farmers, for example, typically <b>drained</b> swamps next to their 
fields so as to gain more land usable for planting crops. In reality, swamps play 
an&nbsp;... The purpose of a land <b>drain</b> is to allow water in wet or swampy ground to rapidly 
<b>drain</b> away or to relieve hydrostatic pressure. They are subterranean linear&nbsp;... The Landes forest or the Landes of Gascony in the historic Gascony natural 
region of ... the &#39;moors of Gascony&#39;, and formerly, the &#39;moors of <b>Bordeaux</b>&#39;) covers 
a large portion of Landes and Gironde, two of ... This mixed temperate forest is 
most commonly found along watercourses, where the <b>drainage</b> is particularly 
good. Pomerol is a French wine-growing commune and Appellation d&#39;origine contrôlée 
(AOC) within the Libournais (&quot;Right Bank&quot;) in Bordeaux. The wine produced here 
is predominately from Merlot with Cabernet Franc playing a supporting role. 
Unlike most other Bordeaux communes, there is no real village of Pomerol, ... 
While the Dutch were most notable for <b>draining the marshes of Médoc</b> and&nbsp;... Aunis is a historical province of France, situated in the north-west of the 
department of ... Since the Middle Ages they have been continuously <b>drained</b> by 
people. ... The regional railways connecting Nantes to <b>Bordeaux</b> also serve Aunis
, passing ... Reclamation of sea salt from the <b>marshes</b> of Aunis brought the region 
its riches&nbsp;... The history of French wine, spans a period of at least 2600 years dating to the 
founding of ... The skill of Dutch engineers was put to use in <b>draining the marshes</b>
, making the region ... Skilled engineers, the Dutch <b>drained</b> the marshy <b>Medoc</b> (
left bank) region in the 17th century and began planting the region with vineyards
. Dismal <b>Swamp</b> State Park is a North Carolina state park in Camden County, 
North Carolina in the United States. The park was created as a state natural area 
in&nbsp;...
Haut-Médoc AOC History of French wine Pomerol AOC Aunis Wikipedia:Recent additions/2008/February
Haut-<b>Médoc</b> is an Appellation d&#39;Origine Contrôlée (AOC) for <b>wine</b> in the 
<b>Bordeaux wine region</b> ... For most of its history, the Haut-<b>Médoc</b> was a vast <b>region</b> 
of salt <b>marshes</b> used for animal ... In the 17th century, Dutch merchants began an 
ambitious <b>drainage</b> project to convert the marshland into a usable <b>vineyard</b> area. The history of French <b>wine</b>, spans a period of at least 2600 years dating to the 
founding of ... By the 6th century AD, <b>vines</b> were <b>planted</b> throughout Gaul 
including the ... The 14th century was a period of peak prosperity for the 
<b>Bordeaux</b>-English ... Skilled engineers, the Dutch <b>drained</b> the marshy <b>Medoc</b> (left 
bank) <b>region</b> in the&nbsp;... Pomerol is a French <b>wine</b>-<b>growing</b> commune and Appellation d&#39;origine contrôlée 
(AOC) within the Libournais (&quot;Right Bank&quot;) in <b>Bordeaux</b>. The <b>wine</b> produced here 
is predominately from Merlot with Cabernet Franc playing a supporting role. 
Unlike most other <b>Bordeaux</b> communes, there is no real village of Pomerol, ... 
While the Dutch were most notable for <b>draining the marshes of Médoc</b> and&nbsp;... Aunis is a historical province of <b>France</b>, situated in the north-west of the 
department of ... The regional railways connecting Nantes to <b>Bordeaux</b> also serve 
Aunis, passing ... Reclamation of sea salt from the <b>marshes</b> of Aunis brought the 
<b>region</b> its ... forest to set up villages and farming (wheat, oats, barley) and to <b>plant</b> 
<b>vines</b>. ...that canvaswork designs of <b>plants</b> called slips appliquéd on silk or velvet ... are 
often broken down into <b>smaller</b> fragments by in-gel digestion before they are ... 
the <b>Bordeaux wine region</b> of the Haut-<b>Médoc</b> was a vast expanse of salt <b>marshes</b>
? ... long the Missouri River Valley <b>drains</b> one-sixth of the United States, and is 
the&nbsp;...
Dutch traders
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