170-Year-Old Shipwrecked Champagne Hoard Discovered Near Sweden
A team of divers found the sparkling wine and more in a sunken 19th-century sailing vessel that may be linked to Russian …
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The Madame Clicquot biopic introduces some delicious fantasy to the legend of the trailblazing feminist pioneer behind …
Beaulieu Vineyard Begins Ambitious Renovation at Historic Napa Winery
Corporate owner Treasury Wine Estates will begin a multimillion-dollar project to protect and modernize the original 1885 …
60 Million–Year-Old Grape Fossil Is Oldest in Western Hemisphere
In pip paleontology news, rare seed evidence might show that grapevines owe their success to the extinction of the dinosaurs
2,000-Year-Old Liquid Wine, Oldest Ever Found, Discovered in Spain
Archaeologists found the once-white, possibly Sherry-like wine in a Roman mausoleum in southern Spain
Presidential Pits: Archaeologists Find 29 Bottles of Cherries and Berries at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
Some of the first U.S. president’s fruit preserves survive, and there’s a chance they could grow new trees
Did the Irish Invent Modern Bordeaux Wine?
Historian Charles Ludington argues that 17th-century Irish merchants who came to France for opportunity created the style …
What Did Ancient Roman Wine Taste Like?
A new study has unearthed the complexities of ancient winemaking and its surprising similarities with modern-day viticulture
What Mysterious Disaster Befell Newly Discovered 1,600-Year-Old Wine Store?
The Greek archaeology site adds to our understanding of the early European and Mediterranean wine trade under the Roman …
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Archaeologists Find 1,900-Year-Old Winery in France’s Rhône Valley
One of the world’s most celebrated wine regions also holds some impressively ancient secrets