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Wine Quiz Answer: C. Chile
Chile is unique among wine regions in that the vast majority of its grape vines are planted on their own vitis vinifera roots. Experts are uncertain as to why Chile has been spared from phylloxera. It may be due to Chile's unusually isolated geography, protected by the high-altitude spine of the Andes to the east and the icy currents of the Pacific to the west. Or, the unusually long, dry growing season combined with inhospitable soils may deter the spread of the root-sucking louse. But, whatever the reason, freedom from the scourge of phylloxera is undoubtedly one of the features that makes Chile a garden of Eden for growing wine grapes.
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Marnie Old is the Philadelphia area’s leading wine educator and highest profile sommelier. At 34, she is one of the youngest women to be sought after, both nationally and internationally, as a speaker on wine and beer. She is a member of the wine faculty at the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan and the regional wine educator for Wine & Spirits Magazine. Marnie writes beverage columns for Philadelphia Magazine and Pennsylvania’s Wine & Spirits Quarterly and is a contributing editor for Santé Magazine. She is the only wine professional in the region enrolled in the Master Sommelier program.
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