Legacy of Phylloxera
Legacy of Phylloxera When Professor Jo Westwood, an entomologist, and biologist at Oxford University, was given a vine leaf from a greenhouse in Hammersmith in June 1863, he noticed that it was being suffocated […]
History of Phylloxera in Wine Timeline
INTRODUCTION Almost every wine enthusiast has probably heard of the little insect. But few people understand what phylloxera is or how it managed to wipe out almost the entire European viticulture industry. The life […]
