About 22,000 years ago, as the ice sheets that consumed much of North America and Europe began retreating, humans started to consume a fruit that today brings joy to millions of wine drinkers around the world: grapes.
Biotechnology
Nov 2, 2017
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Cambridge have discovered that a lowly grape variety grown by peasants - but despised by noblemen - during the Middle Ages was the mother of many of today’s greatest grape varieties, including ...
Biotechnology
Dec 18, 2009
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Fifteen years ago, when Alan Lakso first sought to enlist Cornell's nanofabrication laboratory to develop a tiny sensor that would measure water stress in grapevines, the horticultural sciences professor ...
Biochemistry
Jul 7, 2009
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CSIRO researchers have discovered a new method growers could use to control when their grapes ripen, without affecting wine quality.
Other
Nov 5, 2010
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A student's scholarship-winning project at South Dakota State University may help scientists better understand how grapes and other plants respond to drought.
Biotechnology
Jan 21, 2011
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Wine producers and grape growers have a new, powerful tool at their disposal to help manage the impact of grapes exposed to smoke from forest fires.
Environment
Oct 24, 2017
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Wine grapes that flourish in certain parts of Europe just might excel in West Texas.
Other
Nov 5, 2010
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(Phys.org) —Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered how to turn the pulp from crushed wine grapes into a natural food preservative, biodegradable packaging materials and a nutritional enhancement for baked ...
Materials Science
Mar 14, 2013
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After analysing different points of the process of the transformation of grape juice to wine, Ms Ana González Marco concluded that the type of container (wooden cask or steel tank) employed notably influences the fermentative ...
Other
Apr 30, 2009
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(Phys.org) —It's widely accepted that terroir—the unique blend of a vineyard's soils, water and climate—sculpts the flavor and quality of wine. Now a new study led by UC Davis researchers offers evidence that grapes ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 25, 2013
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