Pinot Noir Grape Seed Found in Medieval Pit in France - Archaeology Magazine

Pinot Noir Grape Seed Found in Medieval Pit in France - Archaeology Magazine

Grape harvest VALENCIENNES, FRANCE—The AFP reports that a 600-year-old grape seed recovered from a medieval waste pit in northern France is genetically identical to grapes used today to make pinot noir wine. A team of researchers led by Ludovic Orlando of the French National Center for Scientific Research sequenced the genomes of 54 grape seeds dating from about 2300 B.C. to the medieval period. The oldest grapes in the study were found to have …

Medieval 600-year-old grape seed found in French toilet in stunning discovery - Dining and Cooking

Scientists have uncovered a remarkable connection between medieval and modern winemaking after analysing a grape seed retrieved from a 15th-century hospital lavatory in Valenciennes, northern France. The 600-year-old seed proved to be a genetic match for grapes currently used in pinot noir red wine production, researchers announced. The seed was found in a toilet that [...]