Originally posted by JohnStone
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I have a three acre vinyard, that is totally overgrown, and neglected, because it is a "down the track" project, and it is filled with cutting grown vines from Government and private collections, of French Hybrids, from the late 1800's, when the American native vine pest Phyloxera, all but wiped out the European wine industry.
The French, imported Native American Phyloxera tolerant vines and cross bred them with the European species, to produce vines of exceptional vigor,(French Hybrids) so much so, that the vines didn't even require spraying with chemicals.
After a while the government Declared that, it was illegal, to grow these new species, because it would send the price of wine tumbling, if the vines could be grown so easy.
Now The French use the native American species for Rootstock, and Graft there original Varieties, like Shiraz, on to them.
Warm Regards Cornboy.
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