grapes
France Is Expected to Produce Ten Percent Less Wine This Year
Unseasonable springtime weather means that French wine production is expected to be down by 10 percent compared to last year’s harvest.
How Climate Change Is Totally Going to Mess with Your Mimosa
By the looks of it, producers in France’s Champagne region won’t be popping any bottles in celebration this year, as there may not be enough bubbles to waste on acts of extravagance so closely associated with their product.
The Hippies Are Right, Eco-Friendly Wine Really Does Taste Better
A new study from the University of California, Los Angeles has found that wine made with organic grapes is rated by experts as tasting better than that produced using conventional methods.
How One of the World's Hottest Cities Became a Hub for Grape Growing
Surrounded by mostly barren desert, the Chinese city of Turpan looks like a Mad Max wasteland, where temperatures regularly climb above 110 degrees.
What Killed These Three Vineyard Workers in California’s Central Valley?
United Farm Workers—America’s largest farm workers union—is reporting that the three farm workers who died last week on three separate vineyards in California were suffering from undue heat exposure.
How a Guy from Arizona Ended Up Running a One-Man Winery in Argentina
Brennan Firth moved to Mendoza from the US nine years ago to work the grape harvest and never went back. He now works nonstop in the Maipú region as a small-lot wine producer.
These Japanese Grapes Cost More Than a Semester at College—And a Grocery Store Is Giving Them Away for Free
A single cluster of Ruby Roman grapes sold for 1.1 million yen (about $10,900 USD) on July 7 at a wholesale market in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Wine Hackers Are Making Wine Without Grapes or Fermentation
This is how Northern California startup Ava winery is sidestepping grapes and fermentation entirely—and trying to replicate Dom Pérignon in the process.
These Winemaking Punks Are Bringing Anarchy to the Vineyard
An anonymous "punk" winemaking collective is shaking up France's wine scene. Like the original punks of the 70s, their aim is to bring anarchy—albeit to the elitist wine industry.
Food Prices Are Out of Control in Northern Canada
Grapes are going for $26 to $28 a bunch. Bacon is $26 a package. And a new study says that the number of households that worry about running out of food — or going days without it — has risen dramatically in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
Purple Bread Is the Latest Weird Fad for People Avoiding Carbs
A new antioxidant-rich “purple bread” created with black rice extracts by a food scientist at the National University of Singapore is being touted as the “superfood” to replace white bread.
The First Soju Made from Grapes Could Spare You a Killer Hangover
“I always like to say, ‘Drink different, drink better,’” says Carolyn Kim of Yobo Soju. Considering that most soju promises the world's worst hangover, that's wise advice.