DNA
Latest DNA
Free for all
WWC23 – Hanneli Smit, by Cerina van Niekerk
In this entry to our 2023 wine writing competition, winemaker Cerina van Niekerk writes about South African wine scientist Hanneli Smit. See our competition guide for more. Cerina van Niekerk...
Guest contributor
Saturday 19 August 2023
• 1 min read
Inside information
Rescuing Sicily's ancient grape varieties
Walter Speller
Monday 11 September 2017
More DNA
Inside information
Müller-Thurgau, the most widely planted deliberate vine crossing in the world, developed in 1882, has for long had a rather...
Free for all
Botanist José Vouillamoz, pictured here, a native of French-speaking Switzerland who spent some time with Carole Meredith at Davis, is...
Free for all
There have been some significant new developments in the saga of the Australian ‘Albariño’ that isn’t.
Firstly, New Zealand’s leading...
Inside information
23 Apr – See update from Australia's leading producer of this variety below.
The CSIRO, Australia's plant research institute, has...
Inside information
Written by Dr José Vouillamoz. Merlot is a natural progeny of Cabernet Franc and a previously unknown red grape named...
Free for all
In a world first, scientists at The Australian Wine Research Institute have cracked the genetic code of a wine yeast...
Inside information
On Saturday 8 December Dr José Vouillamoz presented his latest, ground-breaking DNA research findings on the origins of rare alpine...
Choose your plan
Member
$135
/year
Ideal for wine enthusiasts
- Access 287,454 wine reviews & 15,849 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
Inner Circle
$249
/year
Ideal for collectors
- Access 287,454 wine reviews & 15,849 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
Professional
$299
/year
For individual wine professionals
- Access 287,454 wine reviews & 15,849 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
- Commercial use of up to 25 wine reviews & scores for marketing
Business
$399
/year
For companies in the wine trade
- Access 287,454 wine reviews & 15,849 articles
- Access The Oxford Companion to Wine & The World Atlas of Wine
- Early access to the latest wine reviews & articles, 48 hours in advance
- Commercial use of up to 250 wine reviews & scores for marketing