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'Joan of Arc was able to bite into the same grape as us': Pinot Noir already existed in the Middle Ages

2026-03-25 503 Dailymotion

'Joan of Arc was able to bite into the same grape as us': Pinot Noir already existed in the Middle Ages

A 600-year-old grape seed discovered in the toilets of a medieval French hospital is genetically identical to the grapes still used today to produce pinot noir, scientists announced on Tuesday.

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