Software to help reconstruct grape clusters with three-dimensional computer vision techniques has been developed by scientists. The system helps to automatically assess different parameters that ...

Anthocyanins are important, red, blue, purple and purple-black plant pigments that are widely distributed in the cell vacuoles of flowers, fruits, roots, stems and leaves. 1,2 Grape anthocyanins are ...

An increasing number of wine labels tout “whole cluster fermentation.” What does that mean and should you care? Most often found on pinot noir and syrah offerings, the meaning almost is ...

Winemaker Alison Crowe usually expects to be picking the last of her cabernet sauvignon grapes from the coolest regions of Napa Valley in the first week or so of November. But the wild late summer ...

Save for some Sauvignon Blanc and grapes for sparking wine, most of the 2024 vintage is still maturing in the Napa Valley's vineyards. Growers in most of Napa County are still waiting on veraison, the ...