Wine has been made by humans for about 7,000 years, and experts agree that until quite recently it may not have tasted very good. For millennia wine has been the ultimate expression of agriculture, ...

Happy New Year! Yet again, we have made it through the holiday season. A time for family, friends, celebration, and for many, alcohol. Humans are no strangers to the fermentation process as we have ...

That pile of fresh herbs sitting in your garden or kitchen might look potent, but they’re actually keeping most of their therapeutic compounds locked away in cellular structures that your body can’t ...

Fermentation can be described as a process that uses bacteria to make energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen. Fermentations are used to make foods including bread, beer, wine, yogurt, ...

In the selection of specialty coffees, those that score above 80 points in blind tests are free of physical and sensory defects. Greenish-colored beans are known to give the drink an astringent taste, ...