Dying on the Vine - George D. Gale Jr.

Dying on the Vine

How Phylloxera Transformed Wine
Buch | Hardcover
336 Seiten
2011
University of California Press (Verlag)
978-0-520-26548-6 (ISBN)
88,50 inkl. MwSt
Chronicles 150 years of scientific warfare against the grapevine's worst enemy: phylloxera. This title describes the biological and economic disaster that unfolded when a tiny, root-sucking insect invaded the south of France in the 1860s, spread throughout Europe, and journeyed across oceans to Africa, South America, Australia, and California.
"Dying on the Vine" chronicles 150 years of scientific warfare against the grapevine's worst enemy: phylloxera. In a book that is highly relevant for the wine industry today, George Gale describes the biological and economic disaster that unfolded when a tiny, root-sucking insect invaded the south of France in the 1860s, spread throughout Europe, and journeyed across oceans to Africa, South America, Australia, and California - laying waste to vineyards wherever it landed. He tells how scientists, viticulturalists, researchers, and others came together to save the world's vineyards and, with years of observation and research, developed a strategy of resistance. Among other topics, the book discusses phylloxera as an important case study of how one invasive species can colonize new habitats and examines California's past and present problems with it.

George Gale is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the author of Theory of Science. He has written about phylloxera for The World of Fine Wine magazine and other publications.

List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Disaster Strikes: "All your vines are fatally condemned to disappear, Monsieur" 2. La Defense: Sand, Submersion, and Sulfiding 3. La Reconstitution 4. The Underground Battle: Grafting on American Rootstock 5. Phylloxera Makes the European Grand Tour 6. The Bug Goes South: New Venues, Same Story 7. The Old Americans, or How the Fox Conquered Europe 8. Phylloxera Breaks Out (Twice) in California Conclusion Appendix A. Life Cycle of Phylloxera Appendix B. American Wild Grape Species Appendix C. Old American Varieties Glossary Bibliography Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 5.7.2011
Zusatzinfo 21 b-w photographs, 2 line illustrations, 5 maps, 3 tables
Verlagsort Berkerley
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 590 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Essen / Trinken Getränke
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte
Weitere Fachgebiete Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10 0-520-26548-3 / 0520265483
ISBN-13 978-0-520-26548-6 / 9780520265486
Zustand Neuware
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