• Pinot Naur? What the dino-killing asteroid has to do with your favorite wine

  • Aug 23 2024
  • Length: 19 mins
  • Podcast

Pinot Naur? What the dino-killing asteroid has to do with your favorite wine

  • Summary

  • According to a study released this summer, the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago likely helped grapes flourish in the Western Hemisphere. While there may not be a direct correlation between dinosaurs and grapes, Monica Carvalho, the assistant curator at the Museum of Paleontology at the University of Michigan and co-author of a study tracing the origins of grapes in our hemisphere, explains what new grape seed fossils discovered in South America reveal.

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