Heroic viticulture, therefore, is generally practiced in the mountains. Vineyards cultivated in this way must stand on terraces or steps or have a minimum slope of 30 per cent at a minimum ...

Italian grape and wine domestication took 7,000 years. Seeds show a shift from wild to cultivated types. Sardinia played a key role early.

Climate change is reshaping the global map of wine production. A new report on fine winds finds some varieties currently at home in southern Europe could be more common in northern England by the end ...