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Vitis vinifera

The first wild vines, called Vitis silvestris peopled the earth 60 million years ago, while those of Vitis vinifera, the current wine grape known as Vite European, although South Asian origin, made its appearance later, games are probably around a million years ago, as evidenced by fossils found in Travertine S. Vilvaldo in Tuscany and Fiano Romano.

In some areas of the Eurasian grape cultivation for wine production dates back to very early times, around 5000 BC, but the first vines in coltivadas changes arrived in Italy around 2000 BC in

Viticulture Italy has not only followed the Greek tradition, because even in the eighth century. BC The Etruscans were using the trees to support the branches of the vine. But

the cold was only being a great enemy of the vine. The fate of the species Vitis vinifera has struggled with many difficulties, including among the middle and the end of 800, the attack of mold, fungus parasite which came from America, and which affected mainly the French vineyards and reduced 90%. Even more terrifying was the phylloxera, an insect pest that attacked the roots of the vine, which destroyed 85% of the European wine heritage.

Only in the early years of 900, with the grafting of vines on europea root of American origin resistant to phylloxera, it was possible to reconstruct the vineyards of the Old World, although many varieties were not recovered. Since the problem of phylloxera has not been solved completely the only way to prevent the recurrence of such disasters will continue to recore the system of graft, using the feet of American origin.

varieties of Vitis vinifera most popular on several continents are fifty, but in reality are numerous.

Author: Micheline Bavutti
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