Meaning of ampelographer | Babel Free

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A practitioner of ampelography.

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“Scientists are just now devising a genetic test⟳ to distinguish one rootstock from another. Until they do, the only recourse is the arcane art of ampelography, in which the vines are identified by physical appearance. Like⟳ art authenticators, ampelographers practice a craft that they would have⟳ others think⟳ is a science.”

“Thus when sampling Verdello grapevines, the likelihood of picking up a vine that really isn't Verdello is high, and the skill of the ampelographer becomes of paramount importance. If the ampelographer mistakenly identifies one of the vines as Verdello […], the DNA profile of that grapevine will be taken to be that of Verdello; this DNA profile will then be the reference DNA for that research⟳ group's databank.”

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