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    Stories

    Scenes that do not fit a single grape or region: chemistry, history, the seasons and the law. Each has its sources.

    Aroma moleculesTen aroma compounds linked to grape varieties and winemaking, from rotundone in Syrah to thiols in Sauvignon Blanc, with thresholds and peer-reviewed sources. Family treeAn interactive family tree of grape varieties: parents and offspring from VIVC passports, many confirmed by DNA markers. Pick any variety and walk through its relatives. 8,000 years of wineTwenty-two dated events from the domestication of the grapevine and Neolithic wine in Georgia to phylloxera, appellations and DNA parentage, each with a source. The vine's yearThe phenological cycle of the grapevine on a ring calendar, with BBCH stages, and wine regions ranked by growing season temperature. Label decoderAn invented wine label taken apart: every compulsory and optional particular under EU Regulation 1308/2013 and Delegated Regulation 2019/33, with sugar terms for sparkling and still wine.