Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wine has been made by humans for about 7,000 years, and experts agree that until quite recently it may not have tasted very good.

Wine has been made by humans for about 7,000 years, and experts agree that until quite recently it may not have tasted very good. For millennia wine has been the ultimate expression of agriculture, ...

Every piece of the winemaking puzzle involves a series of decisions. It’s said that great wine is made in the vineyard. In reality, it certainly starts there, but winemaking is a process that involves ...

Get to know the winemaking technique at the centre of chardonnay's stylistic evolution. The 1980s – what a time to be alive. Tupperware parties were on rotation, spinach dip was being served in ...

I received numerous responses to my last column, “Fermentation — Why so many different vessels?,” with several readers asking about the intricacies of the process itself. Actually, fermentation is ...

I’ve written 600 columns in this space and we have never explored the basics of winemaking. So, this week let’s look at the process from field to bottle. Winemaking 101, if you will. We all know it’s ...

Fermentation is one of the oldest biotechnologies, yet it’s now driving some of the most cutting-edge innovations in health, nutrition, and sustainability. From therapeutic enzymes and precision ...

The world of wine is jam-packed with nuanced classifications, quixotic descriptors, and complex distinctions that aim to package nearly every step of the wine-making process into simple terms for the ...