# Winegrowers’ revolt (1907)

URL: https://history-france.com/timeline/1907-winegrowers-revolt
Location: Languedoc

Mass protests erupted against falling wine prices and fraud. Within the broader Third Republic period, The Third Republic survived war, the Commune, constitutional crises and fierce ideological conflict. It expanded mass schooling and empire, faced the Dreyfus Affair, fought World War I and entered the troubled interwar era. At this point in the timeline, the relevant governing authority is Armand Fallières (President of the French Republic). Winegrowers’ revolt mattered because collective action and political conflict altered the relationship between society and governing authority. The event is positioned here so visitors can read it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion, culture and France’s wider international setting.

## Why it matters
Winegrowers’ revolt mattered because collective action and political conflict altered the relationship between society and governing authority.

Ruler at the time: [Armand Fallières](https://history-france.com/rulers/armand-fallieres)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Winegrowers’ revolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Winegrowers%E2%80%99+revolt&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Winegrowers’ revolt](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Winegrowers%E2%80%99+revolt)
- [Vie-publique — French institutions and history](https://www.vie-publique.fr/)