Benoît Raclet
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.

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1780 births
1844 deaths
19th-century French inventors
French viticulturists
People from Roanne