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Phylloxera Aphid: The Bug That Changed The Alcohol World

This is the little bastard that crushed the French wine world but helped bring whiskey to the rest of the world. This is the story of Phylloxera Dactylasphaera vitifoliae.
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Author Tom AgueroPosted on August 10, 2015Categories Informational, Spirits, WineTags Aphid, bug that killed french wine, cognac, cognac history, Dactylasphaera, Great French Wine Blight, history, Phylloxera, Phylloxera Dactylasphaera vitifoliae, scotch whisky, vitifoliae, vitis vinifera, whiskey, whiskey history, whisky, whisky history, wine historyLeave a comment on Phylloxera Aphid: The Bug That Changed The Alcohol World

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