The Botanist and the Vintner: How Wine Was Saved for the World

In the mid-1860s, grapevines in southeastern France inexplicably began to wither and die. Jules- mile Planchon, a...
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Author: Christy Campbell
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The Botanist and the Vintner: How Wine Was Saved for the World by Campbell, Christy

The Botanist and the Vintner: How Wine Was Saved for the World

$39.50

The Botanist and the Vintner: How Wine Was Saved for the World

$39.50
Author: Christy Campbell
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In the mid-1860s, grapevines in southeastern France inexplicably began to wither and die. Jules- mile 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.

Author: Christy Campbell
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Published: 04/01/2006
Pages: 344
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.18w x 1.01d
ISBN: 9781565125285

About the Author
Campbell, Christy: - CHRISTY CAMPBELL is a British writer and journalist. He has written for the Telegraph since 1990. The Botanist and the Vintner won the 2005 Glenfiddich Food and Drink Award.

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