What is rootstock? The roots of American vines have been used since the late 1800’s to support Vitis Vinifera grape vines and protect them from Phylloxera, a louse that kills vines. It also is used to regulate the vigor of vines depending on the soil type in any given vineyard. Here, Nick Mills of Rippon explains, with a shout out to Rootstock Wine and Beer Bar in Chicago (where this was filmed) and the Rootstock Sydney festival (where he had just been before coming to Chicago.
Here is our whole series on Rootstock: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddUmDhg4G_ITMl-6_q5CnMuLnzs-y5AR
Rootstock was developed as the answer to phylloxera, a louse that originated in the US and decimated Vitis Vinifera vines in Europe. Here, Nick Mills explains phylloxera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TqYRcRjqzQ&index=10&list=PLddUmDhg4G_JpiDC6APU9BhFoo8kiTrwf
See all of our videos with Nick Mills: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLddUmDhg4G_JpiDC6APU9BhFoo8kiTrwf
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