Malbec Wine: Characteristics and Growing Conditions

The drought of the 1903s covered almost the entire decade. Many of the crops were destroyed because of the high winds insect infestations, high temperatures, dust storms and the

Keeping in mind your answer to the previous question, what do you believe caused the corn plants to wilt and eventually die?

Natural problem such as droughts and too much rain caused the New England farmers to go

In the summer of 1931, the rains stopped in the American southern plains. In parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and the eastern portions of Colorado and New Mexico crops that had been lush

That made it a lot harder for the farmers to grow things. The wind blew all the remaining topsoil away. There were four droughts. Each drought came one after the other.

By the end of the 1920s several events began to impact the success farmers had gained. First, a drought hit the Midwest - drying up the land and the crops. Second, demand for goods also fell, decreasing the value of the crops that went to the market. Finally, dust storms would wipe out the remaining fields - causing a total loss for both the sharecropper and landowner.

The great depression was an economic recession in America that spanned between the years of 1929-1939. Although this was sparked by the stock market crash on October 29, 1929, there were several long term causes, most prominently, the decline of both the agricultural industry post World War I and industry. After the end of the first World War, food demand decreased 40% internationally, leading to a decrease in farmers’ profits. To compensate for this, farmers expanded and overplanted their farms, digging up the roots of native grasses in order to plant more crops. Unfortunately, this deflated the price of crops. In addition, digging up the native grasses allowed winds to blow the nutritious topsoil from the land, causing less fruitful

In the 14th century, a devastating plague known as the Black Death was responsible for the death of more than one-third of Europe’s population. The first recorded epidemic of the Black Death or the Bubonic Plague was in Europe during the 6th Century. The disease truly became pandemic in 1328, the medieval period of the history of the world. Bubonic plague is one of three types of bacterial infection caused by Yersinia pestis which can be transmitted by rodents or from the bite of a flea. Most interesting about the bubonic plague is that there have been several epidemics, although the one that killed one-third of Europe’s population is the most relevant and memorable. Because of the impact the bubonic plague had on the English society, they

It had mainly affected rodents but is transferred to humans by fleas. Fleas that dive on the mice jump onto humans and infect us. They were transported to Europe and Asia by trade ships. Most of the passengers? on the trade ships were almost dead by the time they got to Europe by this plague.

The plague was able to spread to many different countries and continents via immigration, trade routes, and war. When the plague erupted in England, they were in the midst of the Hundred Years War with France. The plague erupted during this war, which provided perfect conditions for the disease to spread. There was a large number of people centralized in a particular area, making it easy for the passing of the plague from one infected person to

This drought (graph #1) had a trickling effect one the whole ecosystem. The first to feel the heat, was the plant life. While most plants could store water for decent periods of time, they still had to conserve their resources. Part of this conservation was not producing much of, or any, seeds and fruit (Graph 2, 3, 4, and 5). Cactus, Chamaciece, Tribula, and Portulaca

Low rainfall made a rainfall-fed dryland agriculture and irrigation impossible. A drought that lasted more than three years would have been fatal, because people could store corn for only a few years. After which, it was too rotten or infested to eat. In other words, people were unable to raise their harvest and they did not have enough food. At that time people starved to death, and some people killed each other in order to take possession of someone's

According to Diamond 2011, the increasing population and environmental problems caused civil unrest and warfare, where one of the signs of warfare was cannibalism. Low rainfall made a rainfall-fed dryland agriculture and irrigation impossible. A drought that lasted more then three years would have been fatal, because people could store corn for only 2 years after which it was too rotten or infested to eat. During the drought in 1670s, many people starved to death, and some people killed each

“One man’s rubbish maybe another’s treasure,” by Hector Urquhart describes Malbec’s journey over the years from one of the worst wines to competing with the highest wines. Although, Malbec as a wine didn’t work in France where it was originated now is one of the most popular wines in South America mainly in Argentina. Looking at the history, process of making Malbec, and then to pairing and uses in the culinary world that brought its popularity. Will show how Mable became so popular in South America and become a staple where it now competes with the major reds like Cabernet, Pinot noir, Merlot.

Firstly, the deliberate and constrained dissemination and acceptance of tomatoes are derivative of the fact that when first introduced into the “Old World”, and considered poisonous, people did not embrace them, particularly the wealthy, landed, educated, and farming classes. Indeed, tomatoes are a member of the poisonous Nightshade family, and people grew them as "botanical curiosities," not food. However, they grew well in Spain and Italy and by the 17th century had slowly dispersed throughout Southern Europe, eventually spreading to Northern Europe and the American colonies.