Scientists in Japan create a new wine grape with a wild twist
A research team led by Professor Emeritus Takuji Hoshino of Okayama University of Science (OUS) has successfully cultivated a new wine grape variety called “Muscat Shiragai.” The hybrid was produced by crossing the wild Shiraga grape, a species native only to the Takahashi River basin in Okayama Prefecture, with Muscat of Alexandria. The group has…


