06 January 2020
In 1888, R
Demeizeris noted that vine resistance to phylloxera was improved when pruning was carried out according to best practices.
Certainly food for thought today, as grapevine trunk diseases proliferate (notably Esca): vine pruning (especially when poorly executed) and omega grafting are all obstacles preventing a vine from putting up a proper fight against these diseases. Furthermore, in the same work, he observed that layered vines—and therefore ungrafted and well nourished with sap—resist much better.
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Vin de France — heritage grapes, 92/100 RVF
The pre-phylloxera Bordeaux blend, revived at the estate.
Castets, Mancin, Pardotte: the Bordeaux before Bordeaux.
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IGP Atlantique — rare grape variety
A forgotten grape brought back: dense colour, wild fruit.
For the curious about lost grape varieties.
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