http://www.ucpress.edu/img/ covers/isbn13/9780520265486.jpg Dying on the Vine: How Phylloxera Transformed Wine, by George Gale, is a highly educational and well-written book covering the phylloxera crisis starting in the late 1800s and how the world continues to struggle with the pest even…
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The Effect of Red Wine Consumption on Inflammatory Bowel Disease
As some of you may unfortunately be all too familiar, Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) affects over 5 million people throughout the world, and is characterized as having waxing and waning courses, with periods of flares (symptoms) and remission (no symptoms). …
The Economic Effect of Climate Change on Viticulture
Regardless of what you believe is the cause, global warming and climate change is occurring. Depending upon where one looks around the globe, climate change affects specific areas of the world differently. Specifically, in regards to wine and viticulture in…
Moderate Alcohol Consumption Lowers Risk of Oral Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
It has been well documented that alcohol consumption is a strong risk factor for oral cancer, as well as other upper alimentary tract cancers, especially if it is combined with smoking. Alcoholic beverages are chronic irritants to the throat, specifically…