Discover the untold story of the Great French Wine Blight of the 19th century! A tragic yet fascinating chapter in history. #History #Wine #France #19thCentury
ever heard of the catastrophe that nearly destroyed France’s wine industry in the mid 19th century French Vineyards were ravaged by the great French wine blight the culprit a tiny aphid called phoera inadvertently brought over from America these pests attacked the roots of European grape Vines causing widespread Devastation by the 1870s much of France’s Vineyards lay in Ruins threatening an essential part of French culture and economy the solution came from an unexpected Source grafting French Vines onto resistant American rootstocks this Innovation saved the industry but the scars of the blight forever changed the landscape of French viticulture