Sitting back with a good glass of wine, you might picture beautiful vineyards and terraces of succulent grapes ready to be picked, but did you know these grapes might have been juiced by grape ...

The first time most of us saw foot treading — the winemaking practice of crushing wine grapes with your feet — was on the hit TV show “I Love Lucy,” in the famous 1956 episode, “Lucy’s Italian Movie.” ...

Standing at an ancient wine press on a West Bank hilltop last week, a team of researchers and volunteers removed their shoes in the name of science. Then they washed their feet and began stomping on ...

In most regions of the world, industrialisation has dethroned the once-mighty foot in wine production. The humble appendage once served as the most reliable method of punching down grapes, but these ...