Saving Grapes: The Great Wine Blight

110920 Like and subscribe. This is an archive, check the link in the end if you are owner. In the 19th century, the Great Wine Blight threatened the very existence of grapes. But the pestilence brought into Europe by American vines was eradicated by the use of those very same vines. The History Guy recalls how American indigenous vines saved the wine industry, and how you can help to preserve its future.

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