600-year-old grape seed used to make pinot noir wine found in toilet of medieval hospital in France
A 600-year-old grape seed discovered in the toilet of a medieval French hospital is genetically identical to the grapes still being used to make pinot noir wine, scientists said Tuesday. The seed reveals that people in France have been cultivating this immensely popular variety of grape since at least the 1400s, the scientists said in … Read more
