Grape juice is in fermentation vessel — usually stainless steel, but wood or concrete also is used. Yeast decisions are made. More decisions for the wine maker. How do you manage fermentation? During ...

Wine has been made by humans for about 7,000 years, and experts agree that until quite recently it may not have tasted very good. For millennia wine has been the ultimate expression of agriculture, ...

Humans have taken advantage of the metabolism in a tiny fungus called yeast to create beer and wine from grains and fruits. What are the biological mechanisms behind this alcohol production? Aa Aa Aa ...

You may already know you can grow zucchini, potatoes and tomatoes in a bucket — see the Weekly’s March 5 Home & Garden edition — but did you know you can brew your own wine at home, too? Just maybe ...

Rachel and Raphaël Pommier, the winemakers at Domaine de Cousignac. At Domaine de Cousignac in France’s Rhône Valley, winemaker Raphael Pommier has found a unique way to incorporate his love of music ...

Drinking alcohol has been part of Australian culture for at least 240 years, and perhaps millennia prior. In recent years, however, there’s been a growing trend towards opting for low- and no-alcohol ...

“Tapuy” rice wine starts out as a mixture of black and white glutinous rice (A), which is fermented using a starter culture or “bubod.” After a month, the solid residues from the fermentation process ...

MIDDLETOWN — I’ve been fermenting for a few years — mainly sauerkrauts and kombuchas. In the past couple of years, a few authors have been responsible for a renewed interest in foraging and wild ...