Apropos Vavilov’s remarks about the vineyards he saw on the way from Algeria to Morocco, T.H. Kearney noted in his appreciation of Louis Trabut:
The numerous Algerian varieties of the grape have been investigated and selection has been made of those which seem most promising. One of of these, popularized by Trabut and known to the French colonists as “Clairette egreneuse,” is now one of the leading white wine grapes of the colony.
It still is. Or was in 1953. Who knows.
