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dcrico20 t1_j0bbssr wrote
Reply to comment by _Dnikeb in TIL Europe's wine owes its existence to the grafting of vines to American grape root stock that weren't vulnerable to a species of aphid that was destined to wipe the industry out. by salton
They’re great for eating, but not so great for winemaking. Likewise, the grapes that are good for making wine aren’t very palatable to eat.
dcrico20 t1_j0bbiop wrote
Reply to comment by Elfere in TIL Europe's wine owes its existence to the grafting of vines to American grape root stock that weren't vulnerable to a species of aphid that was destined to wipe the industry out. by salton
Phylloxera didn’t make it to much of the major SA wine growing areas like Chile where they were mostly isolated (Chile is the only wine-growing region in the world that never had a phylloxera outbreak.) Same is true in Australia where most of the vineyards still have their original root stocks (I believe it’s around 70%.) It’s not that these stocks were immune to it like the NA root stocks, it just never made it there. If it did surface in these regions, they would have to replace the stocks, but that hasn’t been necessary (yet.)
dcrico20 t1_jbiehwb wrote
Reply to Boeheim out after 47 seasons at Syracuse by Jonas_Venture_Sr
Jesus, I had no clue he was there that long. I think the first time I heard his name was when I was a senior in high school and was drawn to Carmelo Anthony tearing up the tourney. Hope he can find a way to enjoy retirement as a legend of the game.