1884-04-11 article from the Napa Register

1884-04-11
San Francisco Merchant

Reprint of an article from the Napa Register of a paper that H.W. Crabb wrote for a recent meeting of the Grape Growers' Association. Discusses the need to produce higher-quality wines, recommends grape varieties, and discusses how to fight the spread of phylloxera in cuttings.

Citation:
"Wines and Vines: Too Much Poor Wine Produced--The Best Varieties of Grapes to Plant--Guarding against the Phylloxera." San Francisco Merchant12, no. 1 (April 11, 1884): 2.

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