“Donna and I have always been strong advocates of a viable Napa Valley agricultural community, and that starts with education and advocacy which will be the cornerstone of the Center,” stated Mark ...

The morning after overnight temperatures plummeted into the low 20s last week, Jason Charles knew the damage at his East Hempfield Township farm would be significant. Of the strawberry varieties ...

Fruit sweetness depends on how efficiently sugars are produced, transported, and stored during ripening. Previous studies have shown that hormones such as ethylene and abscisic acid (ABA) play major ...

An acre and a half behind an unassuming building on Southern University's campus, less than a mile from the Mississippi River, is home to one of Baton Rouge’s more unexpected sights. At first glance, ...

This story is from an installment of The Oeno Files, our weekly insider newsletter to the world of fine wine. Sign up here. With land in Napa Valley among the priciest anywhere in the United States, ...

On a warm spring day, there's not much quite as refreshing as an ice-cold grape soda, which back in my childhood was still available in glass bottles. It was the 1970s, and my dad had a little gas ...

GRAPE GROWING is big business, particularly in major wine producing states like Oregon, Washington and California. It also represents a good market opportunity for preserved wood, at least in some ...

I grew up harvesting grapes on a 700-acre farm. It taught me the patience and risk management strategies I needed to be a tech CEO. Just like grape farming requires year-round preparation, building a ...

Pinot noir is a popular red wine made from the thin-skinned Vitis vinifera grape of the same name. These plants can be tricky to grow, which is why pinot noir is often called the “heartbreak grape.” ...

Grape juice is more than a sweet drink — it contains many plant compounds that may benefit your heart, brain, and more. It counts toward your daily fruit intake, but since it contains natural sugars ...

Genetic material preserved in ancient grape seeds reveals when, and how, humans meddled with wine grapes. By Rebecca Dzombak Humans have been drinking wine for thousands of years. Paintings from ...