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The Botanist and the Vintner : How Wine Was Saved for the World
The Botanist and the Vintner How Wine Was Saved for the World
Author: Christy Campbell
In the mid-1860s, grapevines in southeastern France inexplicably began to wither and die. French botanist Jules-Émile Planchon was sent to investigate. Magnifying glass in hand, he discovered that the vine roots were covered in microscopic yellow insects. The aphids would be named Phylloxera vastatrix—“the dry leaf de...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781565124608
ISBN-10: 156512460X
Publication Date: 3/25/2005
Pages: 360
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Publisher: Algonquin Books
Book Type: Hardcover
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