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The hungry bread of mildew in Champagne's vineyard larder

The hungry bread of mildew in Champagne's vineyard larder

The rampant ascent of the oomycete plasmopara viticola threatens the champagne harvest

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Caroline Henry
Jul 28, 2024
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Before I start today’s geeky post about champagne’s mildew pressure, (and why it is partially caused by industrial viticulture), which is currently seriously threatening Champagne’s yields (and quality), a little more shameless self-plugging of my crowdfunding campaign to get Champagne’s first book on organic and regenerative winegrowing published. The…

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