Wild about the evolution of domesticated yeast (PhysOrg)(PhysOrg.com) -- It lives all around us and is probably one of the earliest domesticated organisms. Humans have been using it for tens of thousands of years. There is evidence that the Ancient Egyptians used it for baking and brewing and today yeast is regarded by geneticists, because of its genetic similarities to humans and the powerful tools available, as the 'model' model organism.
Sustainable West Milford looks to 2009 with big plans (The West Milford Messenger)West Milford - ?We are the ones we have been waiting for.?
Bored with Bordeaux? Sip fruit of Roussillon region (Boston Herald)Burgundy and Bordeaux may be the best-known French wine-making areas, and the Rhone Valley certainly gets its share of attention as well, with Chateauneuf-du-Pape and Cotes-du-Rhones...
Celebrating on a budget (The News)
Some tastes for all seasons (The State) ? Wine: 2007 Francis Ford Coppola Diamond Collection Magenta Label Alicante Bouschet, California $16 Many of you have probably never heard of this grape before, let alone taste it. It was used for blending and home wine making, especially during Prohibition. There is very little of it still planted in California; this is one of a handful of wineries still making it. The aromas are ...
Cape elephant makes history - 350 years (South African Wine News)Boplaas Wine Cellar in Calitzdorp celebrated 350 years of wine making in the Cape on the 7th of February by making a 2009 Boplaas Dry Rosé from Tinta Barocca and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes treaded by an elephant.
Foley Family Wines makes Sonoma home (Sonoma Index-Tribune)TIM MATZ (left), president of Foley Family Wines and John Calmeyer, director of marketing and public relations, and their boss William Foley (not pictured) announced this week that they are making Sonoma?s Sebastiani Winery the company headquarters for all of the Foley brands.
Public enjoys wine and chocolate seminar at the Sayre Library (The Daily & Sunday Review)SAYRE ? Around 37 people showed up for the first annual Wine and Chocolate Pairing Seminar at the Sayre library on Thursday.
Ely and the Queen (The Californian)In the late 1960s, an entrepreneur traveled to Temecula and, with the help of a local real estate agent, set out to look for land to buy.
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