Discover the untold story of the pest that nearly wiped out French vineyards in the 19th century. #History #Wine #Vineyards #Phylloxera #France
have you ever heard of the tiny pest that almost wiped out French Vineyards in the 19th century the great French wine blight caused by the microscopic aphid fera devastated the French wine industry originating in North America this pest found its way to Europe in the 1860s wreaking havoc on The Vineyards entire regions of France saw their Vines wither and die leading to an economic and cultural crisis desperate venters tried flooding fields in injecting chemicals and even grafting American root stocks resistant to felox this crisis reshaped the wine industry making grafting the norm the resilience and innovation of the French wine makers saved their cherished Vineyards from total Destruction