Be it vines, wine, bread, critters, ain't nature wonderful?!?!
Wine of Month Club
· 4 months ago
Yeah I didn't realize it is pretty much the same as bread at Boudine in SF. Interesting stuff, something to ask all winemakers about. Winemaking is more art then science I thought, maybe its 50-50
Heidi from Savory Tv
· 4 months ago
An interesting education, thank you! It's enlightening to know that, thanks to science, we can fix the problems that we created!
CAhlmann
· 4 months ago
Amy,
Great overview of grape clones and propagation. Thanks!
Since I'm a plant-nerd grapegrower, I have to add that the rootstocks we use in vineyards today are derived from those American Vitis varieties that first created the problem for Vitis vinifera in France, when they were exported together with phylloxera hitch-hikers.
The American rootstocks (which are under almost every grapevine in France!) do have phylloxera bugs on their roots, but don't suffer from them the same way that the Vitis vinifera does. Scary point to ponder: the rootstock AXR1 was popular right until it also became susceptible to the bug, and some researchers say that 101-14 (very popular) is losing its resistance.
Please keep up the good work.
Christian
WineWonkette
· 4 months ago
Hey thanks for the additional info. That is indeed scary about AXR1! Thanks for reading :)
Innovative Wine
· 4 months ago
The grape vine is truly something. The difference between the different clones of the same varietal is amazing.
Very well done post.
WineWonkette
· 4 months ago
Amazing how clones adapt isn't it? I thought John's story about finding white grapes among his Pinot Noir vines was really interesting!
All Comments
Great overview of grape clones and propagation. Thanks!
Since I'm a plant-nerd grapegrower, I have to add that the rootstocks we use in vineyards today are derived from those American Vitis varieties that first created the problem for Vitis vinifera in France, when they were exported together with phylloxera hitch-hikers.
The American rootstocks (which are under almost every grapevine in France!) do have phylloxera bugs on their roots, but don't suffer from them the same way that the Vitis vinifera does. Scary point to ponder: the rootstock AXR1 was popular right until it also became susceptible to the bug, and some researchers say that 101-14 (very popular) is losing its resistance.
Please keep up the good work.
Christian
Very well done post.