The writer of regional literature, Robert Morin (1893–1925) was the author of ('Mélie the Basket Carrier'), which was published posthumously in 1926. In the 1920s Morin lived in the Ménard manor house at Pocé-sur-Cisse. His heroine, Mélie, lived halfway up a hillside in a cave dwelling between the hamlets of Fourchette and Moncé in Limeray, right in the heart of the present AOC wine-growing area. Her job was to carry the soil washed down the hillsides by the rain back up the slopes again, earthing up the base of each vine. The small basket she used was known locally as a , and is the root of the word (basket carrier), Mélie's job title. By depicting a few brief scenes from her existence, the author painted a vivid picture of the lives and characterful speech of the local wine-growing community in the early 20th century.
