🍷 Donzère: Site vinicole gallo-romain dit Le Mollard
Gallo-Roman wine production site in the Drôme
📋 Fast Facts
- Located in Donzère, Drôme, southeastern France
- Dates to the 1st–4th centuries CE
- Designated as a Monument Historique (Historic Monument)
- Limited public access; site remains under ongoing archaeological study
Le Mollard is a Gallo-Roman winemaking site in Donzère that documents large-scale viticulture and wine production during the Roman occupation of Gaul. The archaeological remains reveal a well-organized operation producing wine for both regional consumption and broader trade within the Roman Empire. The site is protected as a Historic Monument by the French Ministry of Culture and continues to yield artifacts and structural evidence of ancient agricultural sophistication ...