FROM Riesling to Merlot, wine grapes from around the world are more closely related than expected, says the largest study so far to produce a family tree of grapes. The tree, above, also reveals ...

Like many people, I had long thought that the various varieties of pinot grapes (and their wines), such as pinot grigio or pinot blanc, were mutations of a parent grape, pinot noir. They are not; a… ...

To better understand the family tree (family vine?) of the thousands of varieties available today and in centuries past, researchers collected genetic material from 28 ancient pips, or grape seeds, ...

Fruit breeders have developed table grapes with flavors called Gum Drop, Candy Heart and other flamboyant names, and they're finally showing up in grocery stores as well as farmers markets.

Since the domestication of wild grapes ca 6000 years ago, numerous cultivars have been generated by spontaneous or deliberate crosses, and up to 10 000 are still in existence today. Just as in ...

On a hilltop overlooking Banks, Woven Wineworks is knitting together an extended family with roots in Oregon. The 20-year-old Covey Ridge Vineyards and its new label, Woven Wineworks, are the work ...

Food & Dining; Pa. grape-growing panel shows region’s potential to produce diverse wine varieties . Published: ; May. 17, 2023, 12:31 p.m.