Talk:Phylloxera

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[edit] Chilean pre-phylloxera viniferas

Shouldn't some mention of Chilean pre-phylloxera vinifera imported vines be made, as they are the only examples of pure vinifera extant? (Sorry, am travelling, don't have access to my reference books.)

[edit] speculation

This is a purely speculative statement that should be removed: "all else being equal, it only seems logical that wines made from new, grafted vines would compare unfavorably with wines made from older, self-rooted vines."

I cant work out whether the author meant to say that they were better by virtue of being older or being self-rooted or both. Agree paragraph needs a rewrite. Also reference to the book, and will look through the French article. Justinc 10:53, 26 September 2005 (UTC)

"Modern phylloxera infestation also occurs when wineries are in need of fruit immediately and cannot wait for grafted vines to be available." Are they saying that the wineries are leaving in ungrafted vines to continue harvesting from them rather than replanting, or are they planting own-rooted vines because grafted ones are unavailable? If the latter, I have never heard of this in nearly a decade of working in viticulture (albeit on the east coast). This would seem to be bizarrely short-sighted, and of course they still wouldn't get fruit for a couple of years. Elakazal 07:38, 19 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Expansion

Both the portuguese and french articles seem quite complete. References cited include two in english:
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2600.html
http://berrygrape.oregonstate.edu/index.php?s=phylloxera
Uhm, I'll be honest: I can't be bothered spending time reading on this subject and writing things down properly (and properly referenced)... thus, I opted to leave the hint/help rather than let the knowledge be lost.
--portugal (talk) 22:03, 15 April 2008 (UTC)