Virtually nonexistent nowadays in the Yssandon region, vines were the area's original crop. They were introduced into the region by a religious order in the 6th century. Both divine and secular, wine occupied a central place in liturgy - the blood of Christ in the Eucharist - but was also drunk at mealtimes. The best vineyards were located in Voutezac and, above all, in Yssandon, where they were completely destroyed when Pépin le Bref arrived in 763. During the Middle Ages, the great vineyards were owned by the Abbeys of Vigeois and Uzerche, among others. At that time, the Yssandon area was the biggest wine-producing region in Aquitaine.

In the 19th century, new lands were planted with vines. In Objat, the members of the Order of Malta possessed many vineyards. This was also the time when the nobility and the bourgeoisie started to take an interest in this considerable source of income.

Up until the end of the 18th century, the surface area of the wine region was not recorded. At that time, the Corrèze wine region was highly renowned. There were more than 10,000 hectares of vines, including 2,800 in the Yssandon area. In 1847, the vineyards suffered their first downturn with the appearance of the oidium disease but a sulphur-based treatment used three years later saved the vines. The wine region began its prosperous period, with almost 17,000 hectares in 1875. However, this ancestral crop met its match with the appearance of a parasite from America: phylloxera. In 1877, the presence of this parasite was noted in Corrèze and in 1878 the first Yssandon vines were affected. In 1885, almost 8,000 hectares of vines were destroyed in Corrèze. The final straw came with mildew, which had appeared in Corrèze after 1880. By 1892 there were only 486 hectares left out of the 2,800 in the Yssandon area. A new era had begun, bringing with it an increasing importance for the town of Objat.