Background
Anselme Mathieu was born April 21, 1828 in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Anselme Mathieu was born April 21, 1828 in Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Mathieu introduced the co-founders of the Félibrige to the red wine produced by his family vineyard. Moreover, he introduced it to Alphonse Daudet, another writer from Provence, who called it, "royal, imperial, pontifical." Additionally, Mathieu introduced Alexandre Dumas and Alphonse Lamartine, two writers from Paris, to this wine. He died on February 8, 1895.
The Collège Anselme Mathieu, a secondary school in Avignon, is named in his honour.
Félibrige.