That dusty, white surface on your grapes might make you nervous. Is it dirt? Pesticides? The good news is that this coating is completely natural. It's called "bloom," and it actually helps protect ...

Grape-flavored drinks, candies, and desserts can be delicious if done right. Unfortunately, grape can also swing the other way and veer into a cloying category we'd rather not experience. To help fans ...

Press fractions—wine or must extracted at different levels of pressure—are a key part of the winemaking process. Photo credit: Adobe Stock. The grape press, especially in its antique form—with wooden ...

There are a few ways that eating grapes regularly supports cardiovascular health. Wong says that one reason is because of the powerful flavonoids. As Cotton explained, these flavonoids help lower ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Charlotte Oliver, Colorado State University (THE CONVERSATION) Grape phylloxera, or ...

When small dog Zack ate grapes - known to be toxic for dogs - his worried owners rushed him to the clinic. Vet Mara quickly stepped in, using emergency methods to help Zack expel the toxin and keep ...

Martin Ramirez, foreman, and Brianne Engles, winemaker, qualty check pinot noir grapes before putting them into bins during the harvest at Chamisal Vineyards early on the morning of Sept. 22, 2025.

Glenn Proctor, a partner at San Rafael-based global wine and grape brokerage Ciatti Co., expects the size of the 2025 wine grape crop to be smaller than average in the North Coast and statewide, more ...

A great many letters arrived from readers on the controversial renaming of a town street for Donald Trump in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, and in our mailbag, every last letter, except one, opposed the ...

When I emailed the Hellenic Society of Maine to ask if they could suggest someone who’d be able to teach me how to make dolmades, aka stuffed grape leaves, the response was quick and clear. “Rhoda ...

The quantity of white wines produced on Mount Etna slopes is approaching that of reds; the quality of whites made from Carricante and Catarratto grapes can be excellent.