http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelreuter/4568203319/ There have been countless studies investigating the role of melatonin in human and other animal systems, however, very few studies have studied the role of melatonin in plants. In animals, melatonin is highly involved in the regulation…
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Who’s Your Daddy?: Nebbiolo
For this edition of “Who’s Your Daddy?”, we’ll be taking a closer look at the Italian grape, Nebbiolo. http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/rcaucino/rcaucino0709/rcaucino070900007/1565343-big-red-grapes-wainting-for-the-harvest-nebbiolo-variety-italian-vineyards.jpg Nebbiolo, which sometimes goes by the names Spanna, Picutener, or Chiavennsaca, is an Italian grape variety that most often comes from…
Who’s Your Daddy?: Sangiovese
Happy Monday to you all! Since I am finishing up writing a rather research- and labor-intensive guest post on another site (I’ll post the link once it’s live!), I’m going to start the week off lightly on The Academic Wino. …
Who’s Your Daddy: Petit Verdot
Quite often in the tasting room, someone tells me; “I’ve never heard of Petit Verdot! Is that a new grape?” What they don’t realize is that Petit Verdot is actually a very old grape, and is planted throughout many regions of the…