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Phylloxera : how wine was saved for the world

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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'.

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Phylloxera : how wine was saved for the world, Christopher Campbell

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2004
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Title
Phylloxera : how wine was saved for the world
Language
English
Released
2004
Format
Paperback
Pages
352
ISBN10
0007115369
ISBN13
9780007115365
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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'.