Patrick McGovern, who has died aged 80, was an “alcohol archaeologist” who created authentic ales and wines using residues ...

Here’s a phrase to test your Latin prowess: In vino veritas. If you guessed “in wine there is truth,” you’d be halfway there. The original, Roman meaning is said to be more like “after a few glasses ...

Before modern additives and machines, wine was made with nothing but fresh grapes and natural fermentation. This ancient method demonstrates how to crush, ferment, and age grapes into a deliciously ...

This past fall when the Montalcino province of Tuscany was hit by heavy rains and flooding, the agricultural area risked its most important, lucrative and storied product: it’s grape vines. Climate ...