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French inventor
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Benoît Raclet (1780–1844) was a French inventor that invented vine scalding. Raclet is credited with saving his country from disaster.
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Raclet was born in Roanne, Loire, France in 1780. his father, "Philibert," was a prosecutor. Raclet was one of nineteen children. He was later married and "became a winery owner." His vine scalding technique was said to have prevented vine moths from destroying vineyards.
The Fête Raclet (Raclet Festival) is held every year in his honor in Romanèche-Thorins, Saône-et-Loire, France.
References※
- ^ Benoît Raclet, l'inventeur de l'échaudage de la vigne [Benoît Raclet, the inventor of vine scalding] (in French), bienpublic.com, 2019, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ Vie à la campagne, Volume 12, publisher: Vie à la campagne, published: 1912
- ^ Fête Raclet : du changement pour la 159e édition [Raclet Festival: change for the 159th edition] (in French), mesinfos.fr, 2022, retrieved 13 March 2023
- ^ ROMANÈCHE-THORINS : La 154ème édition de la Fête Raclet célèbre les vins beaujolais et mâconnais [ROMANÈCHE-THORINS: The 154th edition of the Raclet Festival celebrates Beaujolais and Mâconnais wines] (in French), macon-infos.com, 2017, retrieved 13 March 2023
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