http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/05/american-wines-with-native-vines/ Ideas, innovations and discoveries from the world of science Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/05/american-wines-with-native-vines/comment-page-1/#comment-2038 American Wine from American Grapes? – The Blogs at HowStuffWorks Thu, 27 May 2010 19:35:01 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=3897#comment-2038 [...] the problem of American wine’s dismissal of American grapes in an interesting piece for the Smithsonian science blog. While Europe has one variety of wine-producing grape (the aforementioned V. vinifera), North [...] [...] the problem of American wine’s dismissal of American grapes in an interesting piece for the Smithsonian science blog. While Europe has one variety of wine-producing grape (the aforementioned V. vinifera), North [...]

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2010/05/american-wines-with-native-vines/comment-page-1/#comment-2023 Vegemite sandwitch Fri, 21 May 2010 04:16:38 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=3897#comment-2023 If it makes you feel any better, all US grapes are grown on native root-stock, even if the scion (stem) is foreign. There is an insect pest in the US that only native roots can withstand. If it makes you feel any better, all US grapes are grown on native root-stock, even if the scion (stem) is foreign. There is an insect pest in the US that only native roots can withstand.

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