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In the mid-1980s, grapevines in southeastern Frace inexplicably began began to wither and die. Jules-Emile Planchon, a botanist from Montpellier, was sent out to investigate. He discovered that the vine roots were covered in microscopic yellow insects. What they were-and where they had come from-was a mystery. The infestation advanced with the relentlessness of an invading army. Within a few years the plagues had spread across Europe; even California's old-world vines succumbed to the aphid's assault. The wine industry was on the brink of disaster. Planchon believed he had the answer and set out to convince the skeptical wine-making and scientific establishments. It was a mission that would take decades. Gripping and intoxicating, The Botanist and the Vintner brings to life one of the most significant, though little-known events in the history of wine. Paperback Ed 2004
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