Hermann Jaeger: Difference between revisions

After the spectacular success of Missouri wines at the Vienna World Fair of 1851, taking 8 of the 12 medals on offer, the French responded by importing Norton / Cynthiana rootstocks from the US, and unwittingly introducing phylloxera, which then ravaged the vineyards of [[France]], [[Spain]], and [[Portugal]] during the 1870s. Jaeger, working with the Missouri state [[entomology|entomologist]] George Hussman, had already raised vines with resistance to the pest; he exported 17 boxcars of the resistant rootstock to France, which was to prove the salvation of the European wine industry. .<ref name=Parker>Parker, M. (2009). ''Legend of Hermann Jaeger.'' www.MissouriRuralist.com - April 2009.</ref> In 1893, for his contribution to the grape and wine industries of France, Jaeger was made Chevalier of the [[Légion d'honneur]]. Jaeger also made a lasting contribution to viticulture through his selection [[Jaeger 70]], which is an ancestor of many of today's hybrid grapes.