The Botanist and the Vintner: How Wine Was Saved for the World
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In the mid-1860s, grapevines in southeastern France inexplicably began to wither and die. Jules-Émile Planchon, a botanist from Montpellier, was sent to investigate. He discovered that the vine roots were covered in microscopic yellow insects. What they were and where they had come from was a mystery. The infestation advanced with the relentlessness of an invading army and within a few years had spread across Europe, from Portugal to the Crimea. The wine industry was on the brink of disaster. The French government offered a prize of three hundred thousand gold francs for a remedy. Planchon believed he had the answer and set out to prove it. Gripping and intoxicating, The Botanist and the Vintner brings to life one of the most significant, though little-known, events in the history of wine.
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- Author:
- Christy Campbell
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Dewey Decimal Number:
- 641
- EAN:
- 9781565125285
- ISBN:
- 1565125282
- Label:
- Algonquin Books
- Languages:
- English
- List Price:
- $14.95
- Manufacturer:
- Algonquin Books
- Number Of Items:
- 1
- Number Of Pages:
- 344
- Product Group:
- Book
- Product Type Name:
- ABIS_BOOK
- Publication Date:
- 2006-03-24
- Publisher:
- Algonquin Books
- Studio:
- Algonquin Books
- Title:
- The Botanist and the Vintner: How Wine Was Saved for the World
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