To get the right combination of cold resistance and coveted wine flavor, Plocher and other breeders cross North America’s ...

Grape growers are in a particularly unique situation. Declining demand for wine and an increase in imported wine means there’s a glut of grapes this year, and it’s so bad there’s a surge in ...

Bad things sometimes happen to good grapes, and while there's no reason for consumers to have sleepless nights over thunderstorms and heat waves, the occasionally nasty whims of Mother Nature can ...

Certain gene regions of the wine grapes related to aromatic compound synthesis were enriched with wild versions, suggesting that European wild grapes have been an essential resource for improving ...