Recent advancements in grape genomics have significantly enhanced our understanding of grapevine biology and breeding. By sequencing over 44 grape genomes, researchers have identified key genes ...

Muscadines may be the folksy American of the grape world, but they have many qualities like disease resistance and unique flavors that are desired in the more popular Vitis vinifera (bunch grapes) ...

Margaret Worthington, left, and Renee Threlfall with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture are co-directors of a national project supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ...

How a microscopic pest destroyed millions of vines — and how wine survived.

Marquette grapes. Courtesy of Erin Norton, Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute, Iowa State University Did you know that almost all the wine we drink, no matter what color it is or where it’s ...

Grapes are berries that grow on vines in the Vitis genus, with most table grapes belonging to Vitis vinifera (native to Europe and the Mediterranean) or Vitis labrusca (native to North America). Here, ...