It's astonishing to realize how innovative our ancestors were in food and beverage production before modern science and technology. Without understanding or isolating them, ancient peoples made use of ...

OUR LAKE -- Ah, the great wine-making regions of the world -- the Champagne district of France, the Napa Valley of California, Sour Lake in East Texas. So maybe Hardin County isn't exactly as well ...

For years, scientists have questioned how early societies made wine at all. The yeast used in modern winemaking is rarely found on fresh grapes. A new study from Kyoto University, published in ...

Before artificial sweeteners, people satisfied their cravings for sweetness with natural products, including honey or dried fruit. Raisin wines, made by drying grapes before fermentation, were ...