In his almost 50 years in the wine industry, J. Stephen Casscles has watched the weather in New York’s Hudson Valley become wetter, hotter, and more humid — the perfect environment for fungal diseases ...

Recent advancements in grape genomics have significantly enhanced our understanding of grapevine biology and breeding. By sequencing over 44 grape genomes, researchers have identified key genes ...

What Is Grape Seed Extract? The seeds used to make grape seed extract come from Vitis vinifera, the wild grape from which most wine grapes originate. This species is native to the Mediterranean region ...

Like we said previously, there are many things that end up contributing to a wine’s ultimate expression — whether it’s light or full bodied, fruity, earthy, powerful or soft, and most of them live in ...

For many reasons, these varieties have either been unfairly dismissed or are little known outside their home regions. But they make joyful wines. By Eric Asimov A few weeks ago I opened a bottle that ...