Donation kicks off the 125th anniversary of winery’s legacy Rutherford, CA () – More than 60,000 pieces of archival material, ...

In his book Dying on the Vine - How Phylloxera Transformed Wine—author George Gale tells of how, in 1866, vineyard leaves within St.-Martin-de-Crau near Arles, in the French Rhone Valley ...

Well, Phylloxera also came after the French grapes varieties planted in California and many wine grape growers were losing their vines to this pest. But since this same thing happened to Georges ...

a solution to the phylloxera crisis was found: to graft vinifera vines on to American rootstocks, retaining European flavours ...

On the other hand, however, as soon as this delicious wine emerges from the shadows ... a record-breaking frost, combined ...

As American wine grew in the 19th century, vineyards in France began experimenting with American varietals. The imports from the U.S. were not closely examined, allowing phylloxera, a tiny insect ...

Grape phylloxera, scientifically known as Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, is a significant pest affecting grapevines worldwide. This tiny insect can damage both the roots and leaves of grapevines ...