Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wine has been made by humans for about 7,000 years, and experts agree that until quite recently it may not have tasted very good.

People have been fermenting foods for thousands of years to preserve ingredients and enhance flavours. The practice can also ...

Just how does grape juice become wine anyway? In today's edition of Ask The Expert we examine the core process behind the transformation of grapes into the product we love so much - wine! For our ...

A new methodology that makes it possible to know what physiological state the yeast is in at each point in the wine fermentation process has been developed. “By drawing an analogy with cinema,” he ...

In winemaking, grape juice is turned to wine during the fermentation process by the action of a number of essential beneficial microorganisms -- namely, bacteria. Sometimes, though, harmful bacteria ...

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Filipino researchers have found a way to optimize the traditional procedure for making Philippine rice wine or "tapuy" to produce a potential superfood rich in anti-aging compounds and antioxidants.

Rachel and Raphaël Pommier, the winemakers at Domaine de Cousignac. At Domaine de Cousignac in France’s Rhône Valley, winemaker Raphael Pommier has found a unique way to incorporate his love of music ...

Rubén Martínez, a graduate in Biology and Biochemistry, has developed a new methodology that makes it possible to know what physiological state the yeast is in at each point in the wine fermentation ...