Grape Man of Texas: Thomas Volney Munson and the Origins of American Viticulture by Roy Renfro Ph D and Sherrie McLeroy

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  • ISBN 10 1934259411
  • ISBN 13 9781934259412
  • Published Apr 01 2008
  • Format Misc. format
  • Page Count 335
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher Wine Appreciation Guild
  • Imprint Wine Appreciation Guild

Publishers Text

Next time you raise a glass of fine wine or cognac to your lips stop and thank . . . a Texan. Grape Man of Texas is the first biography of Thomas Volney Munson (1843-1913) the internationally recognized horticulturist who developed over 300 new varieties of grapes some of which are still grown today on almost every continent. He is perhaps best known for his work in fighting the phylloxera epidemic of the late nineteenth century which nearly destroyed the worlds vineyards. His solutiongrafting vinifera onto certain resistant native rootstocks from Texasearned him the Chevalier du Merite Agricole in the French Legion of Honor and numerous accolades.

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