In French vines, hybrid grape varieties to beat pesticides | EUROtoday

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In France, a small variety of winegrowers have been experiencing the usage of “hybrid grape varieties” extra immune to ailments, similar to mildew or powdery mildew in recent times. Their goal: to do away with pesticides, omnipresent within the conventional winery. But confronted with a career connected to its heritage and customers to persuade, these new practices are struggling to discover a place.
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