Sparkling science
If you reach for a glass of bubbly this festive season, take a moment to savour the sophisticated...
Taste a glass of sparkling wine and uncork the science. Some of the 49 million bubbles found in each bottle will hit ...
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Does wine make the heart flutter?
A new study looks at wine intake and reduced heart risk. But don’t toast the conclusions yet!
A few wines a week may slightly decrease risk of irregular heart flutters, according to a study published in Clinical...
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South Australia to embrace tasty Cypriot wine variety
The xynisteri variety is drought resistant and enjoyed by consumers.
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Shining a light on wine fraud
New technique looks for fingerprints to prove origin.
Australian wine scientists are testing the potential of molecular fingerprinting to quickly authenticate the provenan...
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Wine with a touch of Eucalyptus?
The science of Indigenous Australian fermentation.
Australian wine scientists are exploring the traditional practices Aboriginal people used to produce fermented bevera...
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Wine counterfeiters beware
Blockchain solution promises cure for $70 billion hangover.
Global wine counterfeiting has become a massive headache that is leaving wine producers and their multi-national supp...
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Early Celts believed wine should be for all
Analysis of ceramic vessels sheds light on social customs.
Residues from ceramics found at an archaeological site in Germany suggest that Early Celts from all social classes dr...
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Scientists discover why some wine stinks
Spoilt wine is a great way to ruin a dinner party.
Commerce from the worldwide wine market was valued at about $300 billion in 2017 and is expected to generate global r...
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Better wine through chemistry
Taking to the molecular level to make better wine.
Every time you open a bottle of sparkling wine, you are uncorking a bit of mystery. There is still a lot we don’t kno...
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Want healthy teeth? Drink red wine
Compounds in wine act against three major dental bugs.
Compounds present in red wine reduce the ability of three species of bacteria responsible for creating plaque, gum le...
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Cheers! Climate change will not destroy grapevines
French research suggests panic over threats to the world’s wine industry might have been a bit pr...
A new study that describes grapevines as “crops of global economic importance” which “will face increasing drought st...