1.0From The Vinehttps://www.wtso.com/blogWines 'Til Sold Outhttps://www.wtso.com/blog/author/maggie/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="TvOBbNZT23"><a href="https://www.wtso.com/blog/the-bug-that-kills-wine-phylloxera/">The Bug That Kills Wine: Phylloxera</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.wtso.com/blog/the-bug-that-kills-wine-phylloxera/embed/#?secret=TvOBbNZT23" width="600" height="338" title="“The Bug That Kills Wine: Phylloxera” — From The Vine" data-secret="TvOBbNZT23" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.wtso.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.wtso.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/TheBugThatKillsWine-Phylloxera_CoverImage.jpg10001400The word “phylloxera” comes up surprisingly often in wine writing. You’ll see references to it in descriptions of vineyards and winery histories, but it is not commonly explained. This article will introduce you to phylloxera, and help you to understand the terminology associated with this horrible little pest. Before we get into the details, let’s […]