Tag Archives: Pierce’s Disease

What Do Your Customers Want?

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Bill Skrapits

Over the weekend I had a perfectly refreshing Vinho Verde. It was a perfect heat buster wine for a blistering August day in Texas. I got to thinking about this wine, where it comes from and how it came about … Continue reading →

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Grape Growers, Know Thy Enemy

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Bill Skrapits

Recently I attended the annual Texas Pierce’s Disease Research Symposium conducted by Texas A & M’s Texas AgriLife Extension. Pierce’s Disease, also known as PD, is such a big problem for grape growers that many states have annual conferences and … Continue reading →

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