How did modernizing cheesemaking change the microbes inside the cheese? By sequencing preserved traditional Alpine cheese wheels spanning 142 years from a single Alpine dairy, Somerville et al. trace ...

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Terroir describes the link between a product’s distinct characteristics and its geographic origin and has been a central principle in viticulture for centuries. Traditionally, terroir is understood to be influenced by both environmental and human factors, including soil characteristics, local climate, topography, viticultural practices, and regional choice of grapevine cultivar. This is reflected in regulations like protected denomination of origins (PDO), which are strictly defined over features such as distinct climatic conditions and geology, authorized cultivars, and often traditional management practices (1).

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes - Grape expectations: disentangling environmental drivers of microbiome establishment in winegrowing ecosystems