User:Murgh/Bordeaux 1956 frost

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The February 1956 frost of Bordeaux was a frost so extreme that a great deal of vines were killed.[1] The event had a dramatic effect on the Bordeaux wine industry, devastating the vineyards throughout the region, followed by a succession of ill fortune thought at the time so grave that the region might never recover.[2]

The 1956 frost killed 75% of the Malbec vines of the region.[3]

Merlot buds and flowers early, which means it is particularly susceptible to frost.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ winepros.com.au. Oxford Companion to Wine. Bordeaux - climate.
  2. ^ Prial, Frank J. The New York Times (November 6, 2005). Bordeaux Family Values.
  3. ^ Ross, Mary Daily Herald (January 9, 2008). Malbec wines enjoy rekindled success.
  4. ^ Prial, Frank J. The New York Times (February 28, 1996). Wine Talk.