Franc de pied: locut. "Franc de pied" (or pied franc) is the name given to specify that a vine stock has not been grafted. Since the phylloxera epidemic at the end of the XNUMXth century, practically all grape varieties have been grafted onto rootstocks, most of which are of American origin. They are, remember, immune to the terrible parasite.
Previously, the vines were planted free of foot. It is therefore legitimate to ask the question: does a rootstock modify the truth...
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