Red wine, with its deep colour and rich flavours, has been captivating the palates of people around the world for centuries. Beyond its taste, the chemistry of red wine is a fascinating combination of ...

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What gives your local Chardonnay that je ne sais quoi? It just might be the regional microbes. Pamela Moore/iStock Every wine is unique to the place where it is produced. Take the same vines, plant ...

Scientists at Vanderbilt University are raising a glass to the discovery of a previously ignored source of genetic diversity in wine yeast strains. The finding could explain some of the variation in ...

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