{"product_id":"la-question-des-vignes-americaines-millardet","title":"La Question Des Vignes Americaines","description":"\u003cp\u003eAu Point De Vue Theorique Et Practique Par A. Millardet Professor A La Faculte Des Sciences Do Bordeaux, Delegue De L’Academie Des Science Millardet’s (Signed) Manifesto: The Turning Point in the Phylloxera War. The Question of American Vines from the Theoretical and Practical Point of View by A. Millardet, Professor at the Faculty of Sciences of Bordeaux, Delegate of the Academy of Sciences signed by author or artist Original Printed Paperback Bordeaux Chez Feret \u0026amp; Fils Editeurs-Libraires Pp. [2], 82, [4]. Original light blue paperback. Front cover (with the author's signature) detached and damaged at the bottom left corner. Last couple of pages and back cover detached. Otherwise internally in perfect conditions. First edition A rare, author-signed copy of Millardet’s La question des Vignes Américaines, this modest-looking pamphlet marks a seismic shift in wine history.  Millardet, a key figure in the fight against the phylloxera epidemic that ravaged European vineyards, meticulously documented the problem and proposed its now-legendary solution: grafting European vines onto phylloxera-resistant American rootstock.  Dedicated to Pasteur, the work is as much a testament to scientific collaboration as it is to practical genius, and this signed edition offers a personal trace of the man who helped rescue French wine from collapse. As highlighted on the cover, the booklet focuses on how to resist Phylloxera, the different classes of American grape varieties, the characteristics to recognize resistant varieties and some practical instructions like the choice of a rootstock and the best grafting methods. A few illustrations in the text. A reminder that the fate of European wine hung on a few good grafts, signed by the very man who saved it. Basically like getting a handshake with phylloxera’s worst nightmare.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fenice Antiquaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46922136322283,"sku":"0001202524100","price":315.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0766\/2000\/5611\/files\/003_003_bright.jpg?v=1758846072","url":"https:\/\/fenicebooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/la-question-des-vignes-americaines-millardet","provider":"La Fenice Antiquaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}