Cahors wine remains tied closely to the story and the Christian faith. Mass wine of the Orthodox Church for eight centuries, give to Malbec some sacred origins. The village of Roques in his name, as may also be the village of Rocamadour, a direct reference to the image of the Woman of the Apocalypse protected by the rock of the river of water spewed by the dragon.
The Emperor of Rome from the third century, Probus
Decreed that only the Gallic Quercy, in terms of the quality of their wines and their terroirs can replant vines in Gaul 200 years after the decree of grubbing first century.