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"He especially loved wines that predated the phylloxera epidemic of the late nineteenth century, when a grape-vine pest decimated Europe’s vineyards, forcing gr
by keithpeter 10y ago
"He especially loved wines that predated the phylloxera epidemic of the late nineteenth century, when a grape-vine pest decimated Europe’s vineyards, forcing growers to replant with phylloxera-resistant rootstocks from North America."
So we are all drinking New World wines. I was unaware of this and I find it sort of satisfying to know about.
- stdbrouw 10y agoDo note that this is just the rootstock, on which all of the traditional varieties are then grafted. Very common in agriculture and horticulture in general.
- nstj 10y ago> The most basic difference between Old World and New World wines is geographic: "Old World" refers to the traditional winegrowing regions of Europe, while "New World" refers to everything else.[0] So while the root stock is technically "New World" I wouldn't characterise the wines themselves as such. As an analogy, you could describe Java as an OO language but if you use it to write a program in a procedural style that doesn't make your program OO. [0]: http://www.winespectator.com/drvinny/show/id/5204 http://www.winespectator.com/drvinny/show/id/5204