Several sharpened pieces of flint dating back to the Paleolithic period have been found within the Graves de Vayres appellation.
The Emperor Octavius understood the strategic importance of this place, and based a garrison here under the command of Varius, who would leave the name Vayres (varatedo) to the village.
Numerous documents are still around today concerning a sufficient amount of winegrowers to form a collective use of the appellation "Graves de Vayres".
Around forty producers tend the gravelly soil found on the left bank of the Dordogne, on a geomorphic system of alluvial terraces.
The limits of this appellation area were defined in 1936, by the gravel, sandy-gravel, clay-gravel and silty-gravel soils found along the path of the Dordogne, because of their potential qualities.
The majority of dry white Graves de Vayres is in fact composed of a blend of 70% Sauvignon, 20-25% Sémillion, and 5-10% Muscadelle grapes.