History

Question 1

Origin of the name Chablis

Answer 1

Thought to have originated from 2 Celtic words

“Cab” meaning house and “leya” meaning near the woods

Question 2

Roman times and Chablis

Answer 2

4 major villages built in Roman times created town

Vines pulled in 81-96 ad but replanted in 276-282

Question 3

Monks and Chablis

Answer 3

In 867 Benedictine monks fleeing the Vikings settled in Chablis (Charles the bald gave them the village) however it was the Cistercian monks in 1100s that developed the region

Question 4

Hard times for Chablis

Answer 4

Phylloxera at the end of the 19th century, followed by loss of so many young men in 1st and 2nd WW
In 1955 Chablis was only 550 ha of vines
1957 total loss of crop due to frost
Not till 70s did it start to look better for Chablis

Question 5

First use of Chaufferettes

Answer 5

1959

Question 6

1938

Answer 6

When AOC regs put in place limiting yields and disallowing blending of other grapes
Also trademarked the name Chablis