Brisk wine from granite but delicate from sand: The geological legacy of James Busby (1802–71)
The lasting vinous influence of an eminent Victorian.
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Alex Maltman is emeritus professor of Earth sciences at Aberystwyth University, in Wales, UK, and the author of Vineyards, Rocks and Soils: A Wine Lover’s Guide to Geology (Oxford, 2018).
The lasting vinous influence of an eminent Victorian.
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