Wine | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/wine/RSS feed for WineenThu, 26 Mar 2026 17:43:27 +0000Scientists Say This 600-Year-Old Grape Seed Is 'Genetically Identical' to Modern Varieties Used to Make Pinot Noirhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-say-this-600-year-old-grape-seed-is-genetically-identical-to-modern-varieties-used-to-make-pinot-noir-180988437/Researchers analyzed grape seeds dating to between 2300 B.C.E. and 1500 C.E., including one particularly intriguing sample found in the toilet of a medieval hospital in FranceThu, 26 Mar 2026 17:43:27 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-say-this-600-year-old-grape-seed-is-genetically-identical-to-modern-varieties-used-to-make-pinot-noir-180988437/A Groundskeeper Noticed a Sinkhole on a Golf Course. It Turned Out to Be a Wine Cellar Full of Empty Bottles, Untouched for More Than 100 Yearshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-groundskeeper-noticed-a-sinkhole-on-a-golf-course-it-turned-out-to-be-a-wine-cellar-full-of-empty-bottles-untouched-for-more-than-100-years-180988379/The cellar is located near the 13th hole of a course at the Davyhulme Park Golf Club in England. Staffers think it was previously part of a manor that was torn down in 1888Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:04:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-groundskeeper-noticed-a-sinkhole-on-a-golf-course-it-turned-out-to-be-a-wine-cellar-full-of-empty-bottles-untouched-for-more-than-100-years-180988379/Wildfires Are Ruining Your Favorite Wines. These Bacteria Might Be Able to Helphttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wildfires-are-ruining-your-favorite-wines-scientists-say-these-bacteria-might-be-able-to-help-180987441/Microbes already growing on grape plants may help neutralize one of the compounds responsible for wildfire-exposed grapes' off-putting flavors, new research suggestsThu, 02 Oct 2025 21:20:07 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wildfires-are-ruining-your-favorite-wines-scientists-say-these-bacteria-might-be-able-to-help-180987441/Who Drank Wine in Ancient Troy? New Research Suggests Just About Everyonehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/who-drank-wine-in-ancient-troy-new-research-suggests-just-about-everyone-180986348/Chemical analyses revealed wine residue on both expensive goblets and common cups unearthed among the legendary city's ruinsTue, 01 Apr 2025 19:20:29 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/who-drank-wine-in-ancient-troy-new-research-suggests-just-about-everyone-180986348/See the Stunning Frescoes of a Mysterious Dionysian Cult Discovered in Ancient Pompeiihttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-stunning-frescoes-of-a-mysterious-dionysian-cult-discovered-in-ancient-pompeii-180986133/Created more than a century before the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., the wall paintings provide rare insights into secret rituals conducted in the Roman cityThu, 27 Feb 2025 19:54:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-stunning-frescoes-of-a-mysterious-dionysian-cult-discovered-in-ancient-pompeii-180986133/Why an English King's Traitorous Brother Was (Allegedly) Drowned in a Barrel of Winehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-an-english-kings-traitorous-brother-was-allegedly-drowned-in-a-barrel-of-wine-180985982/George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, spent his life engaged in a power struggle that pitted cousins and siblings against each other. He was executed for treason on this day in 1478Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-an-english-kings-traitorous-brother-was-allegedly-drowned-in-a-barrel-of-wine-180985982/Alcohol Consumption Raises the Risk of Seven Cancers, Says U.S. Surgeon General in a New Health Advisoryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/alcohol-consumption-raises-the-risk-of-seven-cancers-says-us-surgeon-general-in-a-new-health-advisory-180985777/The "Nation's Doctor" has called for a cancer warning label on alcoholic beverages and suggests the recommended limits for alcohol consumption should be reassessedMon, 06 Jan 2025 20:36:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/alcohol-consumption-raises-the-risk-of-seven-cancers-says-us-surgeon-general-in-a-new-health-advisory-180985777/Divers Find Crates of Unopened Champagne in 19th-Century Shipwreckhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/divers-find-shipwreck-loaded-with-champagne-near-sweden-180984784/Discovered near Sweden, the vessel was loaded with bottles of sparkling wine, mineral water and porcelainWed, 31 Jul 2024 17:37:08 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/divers-find-shipwreck-loaded-with-champagne-near-sweden-180984784/Did the Extinction of the Dinosaurs Pave the Way for Grapes?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-the-extinction-of-the-dinosaurs-pave-the-way-for-grapes-180984666/Newly discovered fossils in South America hint at the evolution and proliferation of grapes around the worldMon, 08 Jul 2024 19:17:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/did-the-extinction-of-the-dinosaurs-pave-the-way-for-grapes-180984666/Oldest Wine Ever Found in Liquid Form Unearthed in 2,000-Year-Old Tombhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-brown-fluid-is-the-worlds-oldest-liquid-wine-too-bad-its-flavored-with-dead-roman-180984566/Researchers have concluded that the fluid preserved inside an ancient funerary urn is a white sherry-like wineTue, 18 Jun 2024 20:33:37 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-brown-fluid-is-the-worlds-oldest-liquid-wine-too-bad-its-flavored-with-dead-roman-180984566/