Definition: biture

At the beginning of our era, the Bituriges Vivisques who lived in Gallic Aquitaine did not yet cultivate vines. It was in the middle of the 1st century that the establishment of a vineyard in Bordeaux was made possible by the selection of a grape variety suited to the climate, the biturica or biturigiaca. It is interesting to know where the word biture comes from: to get drunk, a popular slang expression. Biture is excessive drinking. From the old word boiture: gluttony. "Do we breathe in the fresh air only for the indescribable joy of guzzling wine with impunity until we are completely drunk, until we get drunk?" Luchet.