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He then went on to explain that bordelaise grapes have a long history in Chile, even to some extent longer than Bordeaux because parts of Chile were spared devastation by phyloxera around the turn of the last century.
Sommelier Challenge 2006
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He then went on to explain that bordelaise grapes have a long history in Chile, even to some extent longer than Bordeaux because parts of Chile were spared devastation by phyloxera around the turn of the last century.
Augieland: 2006
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He then went on to explain that bordelaise grapes have a long history in Chile, even to some extent longer than Bordeaux because parts of Chile were spared devastation by phyloxera around the turn of the last century.
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Phyloxera Cocinas - you remember phyloxera, that bug that pokes holes in the roots of grapevines and sucks the life out of the vine, destroying whole vineyards that have firmly existed in one traditional historic spot or another, producing spectacular (or not, of course, the bug affects one and all, without regard to the quality of the final wine produced) nectars.
SaltShaker 2008
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And what does one do with a phyloxera infected root?
SaltShaker 2008
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Tuckeri_ "and" _phyloxera_, "Blanco picked up a stick of sealing-wax from the table and commenced toying with it in a manner of aimlessness.
The Lighted Match Charles Neville Buck 1904
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