{"product_id":"9781565125285","title":"The Botanist and the Vintner : How Wine Was Saved for the World","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Botanist and the Vintner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Christy Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e In the mid-1860s, grapevines in southeastern France inexplicably began to wither and die. Jules-Émile Planchon, a botanist from Montpellier, was sent to investigate. He discovered that the vine roots were covered in microscopic yellow insects. What they were and where they had come from was a mystery. The infestation advanced with the relentlessness of an invading army and within a few years had spread across Europe, from Portugal to the Crimea. The wine industry was on the brink of disaster. The French government offered a prize of three hundred thousand gold francs for a remedy. Planchon believed he had the answer and set out to prove it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Gripping and intoxicating, \u003ci\u003eThe Botanist and the Vintner\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life one of the most significant, though little-known, events in the history of wine.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“Ecology, politics, and free-market economics collide in this brisk and surprisingly modern tale of scientific sleuthing.” \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781565125285\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Algonquin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40868975509710,"sku":"9781565125285","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_9e121a55-7f41-4de2-9f11-02707982bb8e.jpg?v=1644224494","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781565125285","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}