Grapes News

Ak - Since she fled her home near the jihadist stronghold of Raqa in northern Syria more than a month ago, Warda al-Jassem has been impatient to return -- to water her vine.

What makes one wine a great one and another a mediocre one? The constituent elements can be broken down: grapes, soil, bottling and so on. What about at the biological level? Scientists have been examining the DNA.

Variations in the color of wine grapes of the Pinot family are due to naturally-occurring genetic mutations. These mutations switch certain genes on and off according to a new study.

Researchers have studied the microbial composition of a wine grapevine. The examination unearthed the fact that the microbes found in grapes, on leaves and flowers are derived from the microbes found in the plant's roots.

San Michele - Is there such a thing as white wine? A new scientific survey has revealed that white grapes also contain the pigments that give red wine its color.

Rochester - Scientists report that they are close to cracking the genetic code of crown gall tumor disease, which affects grape production. From this, the science team hope that vineyards and the wine industry will see fewer losses of vines due to infection.

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Although copper remains Chile's largest commodity export (60 percent), food exports from Chile are increasing with several products such as fresh grapes, blueberries and salmon leading exports in world markets.

Black Widows have been discovered in grapes across the states of Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Missouri and Pennsylvania.

Ciudad Real - The accident happened in a warehouse in Tomelloso in Ciudad Real, Castile-la Mancha, Spain. Rescue workers tried to save the man, without success.

Eating certain types of fruits, such as grapes, blueberries and apples can greatly reduce the chance of getting diabetes, according to a study. Researchers from Harvard, however, found out that drinking fruit juice can increase the risk.

A study of grapevine berries grown in different Italian vineyards has identified the genes that help the plants best against environmental change. This could lead to improved wine production.

Thieves took a harvesting machine into the fields of a Germany winery and got away with several tons of Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder) grapes.

Thieves equipped with a grape-harvesting machine and a lorry got away with tonnes of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from a remote vineyard in France.

Recently, evolutionary biologists were left scratching their heads when a single chemical was deemed responsible for increasing the lifespan of several species of laboratory specimens.

Judy Reardon found a nasty surprise in a 4 pound box of Costco grapes. A spider. A black widow spider. She put it in a jar. The husband is keeping it for some reason. Check your grapes carefully.

GIANACLIS, Egypt (dpa) - When Sebastien Boudry first set foot in the Egyptian winery Gianaclis two years ago, the young wine expert from Bordeaux was shocked.In the wine cellar's so-called cold-storage chambers temperatures reached up to 40 degrees Cel...