In this video, learn about gathering wild grapes and the process of making natural wine using primitive tools. Key moments include: - Gathering wild grapes (00:00) - Firing a clay bowl (03:08) - ...

Developed by researchers at Okayama University of Science and recently approved by Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, this new grape blends wild Shiraga with Muscat of Alexandria. Stacey Leasca is an ...

Okayama scientists have crafted a new wine grape, Muscat Shiragai, merging the wild Shiraga and Muscat of Alexandria. The variety is part of a larger collaboration between academia, industry, and ...

We experienced some false starts with our grape gathering. We’d been waiting for the fruits to become fully ripe, but by that time, they were mostly gone — eaten by all manner of wildlife. Pick the ...

It’s a fringe movement so far, but hybrids have proven they can make good wine and may be better able to withstand climate change and disease. The Pour It’s a fringe movement so far, but hybrids have ...

While Marco Caprai is not the only one producing high-end wine in the Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG—Paolo Bea, Lungarotti, Fongoli, Tabarrini and Milziade Antono come to mind—he is certainly the leading ...