Choosing which type of yeast to use for the fermentation, when making wine, is a crucial decision for winemakers. They can choose to ferment “spontaneously” or buy cultured yeast. The issue has been ...

Despite the Wine Institute’s recent statement that no genetically modified organisms (GMOs) should be used in winemaking, the Sacramento Bee recently reported that, according to American Tartaric ...

Humans aren't the only species that like to get busy with a glass of bubbly. Turns out, the common baker's yeast has indulged in a frenzy of amorous frolicking in the fermentation vats of winemakers ...

Using a technique that cuts out unwanted copies of a genome to improve the beneficial properties of a compound, researchers working at the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer, and ...

Sicilian winemakers don't stomp grapes with their feet anymore. But in the south of the Italian island, many vintners still follow many of the old ways, making wine by mixing mashed grapes in old ...

A single grapevine teems with life. There's the fruit, of course, but I'm mainly talking about the tens of millions of microscopic bits of yeast, fungi and bacteria clinging to the ripe grape skins.

Sequencing the genomes of hundreds of strains of the wine yeast <em>S. cerevisiae</em> has revealed little genetic diversity and high levels of inbreeding. In many ...

“Natural wine” is the trendiest term to be punted about by people seeking something nongeneric. It’s also the vaguest, and that’s a mixed blessing. In San Francisco, a loose coalition of wine bars and ...

One of the great conversations in the wine world right now centers on the topic of natural wine. Natural wine has supporters, it has detractors, it has people in the middle that aren't sure. Believe ...