Capus Joseph

The French professor of agriculture and politician Joseph Capus (1867-1947) was a professor of agriculture. In 1924, he was elected as a deputy for the department of Gironde. His significant influence on French viticulture and wine laws began with Roquefort cheese, or rather with the "cheese scandal" in 1925 that moved the whole of France (see under Appellation d'Origine Protégée). Joseph Capus used the scandal as an opportunity to denounce the usual practice in Bordeaux of making wine from any grape variety without regard to its origin and using any method. Under his influence, the law on winemaking was expanded in 1927. Among other things, it was defined that only those grape varieties could be used that were sanctified by loyal, long-established local custom.

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