Grapevines have been selected for their favorable properties since ancient times. Only the best vines, with large bunches, great vigor, or improved disease resistance were…
Phylloxera, the great plague of Europe is back! The current rootstocks are not, or only partially, resistant to new phylloxera populations. A new crisis seems…
Chardonnay grapevines exhibit small differences in their properties and the quality of grapes they produce. Scientists now show that small mutations in the DNA of…