Phylloxera : how wine was saved for the world /

Phylloxera : how wine was saved for the world /

This work presents a historical investigation into the mysterious bug that wiped out the vineyards of France and then Europe in the 1860s - and how one young botanist, who had served an apprenticeship at Kew Gardens, eventually 'saved wine for the world'.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Campbell, Christopher, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : HarperCollins, 2004.
Subjects:
Grapes > Diseases and pests > France > History.
Phylloxera > France > History.
Viticulture > Europe > History.
Viticulture > United States > History.
Wine and wine making > History.
Vigne > Maladies et fléaux > France > Histoire.
Phylloxéra > Histoire.
Viticulture > Europe > Histoire.
Viticulture > États-Unis > Histoire.
Grapes > Diseases and pests.
Phylloxera.
Viticulture.
Wine and wine making.
Europe.
France.
United States.
History.

RPI

Holdings details from RPI
Call Number: SB608.G7 C32 2004