A team of scientists—including UC Irvine's Distinguished Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Brandon Gaut and UC Davis's Professors of Viticulture & Enology Dario Cantù and Andy Walker—has made a significant ...
Molecular & Computational biology
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Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China, have applied machine learning to genetic sequence data from wild and domestic European grapes.
Climate change is increasingly felt globally, and the wine industry is no exception. In vineyards, global heating is synonymous with increased frost and hail, droughts, fires and disease.
Ecology
May 9, 2023
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Researchers in Israel led by Tel Aviv University have uncovered commercial-scale viticulture in ancient Byzantine and Early Islamic settlements dated to the 4th to the 9th centuries. In a paper, "Ancient DNA from a lost Negev ...
Oregon State University researchers have discovered a new class of compounds that contributes to the ashy or smoky flavors in wine made with grapes exposed to wildfire smoke.
Plants & Animals
Apr 17, 2023
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Recent excavations at the Villa of the Quintilii uncovered the remains of a unique winery just outside Rome.
Archaeology
Apr 17, 2023
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A large international team of scientists with various backgrounds has discovered that there were two domestication pathway events for grapes that led to their use in winemaking. In their paper published in the journal Science, ...
Global warming is affecting vineyards and the taste of wines.
Plants & Animals
Feb 17, 2023
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While heavy infestations of spotted lanternfly on grapevines—especially in successive years—can result in their demise, most vines may be able to survive lighter infestations with few ill effects.
Ecology
Oct 21, 2022
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Under a blue sky, seasonal workers ran their secateurs along long rows of grapevines, harvesting a variety of pinot noir grown during the summer heatwave.
Environment
Oct 12, 2022
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