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Perspective

Jan. 20, 2017

Can water actually be turned into wine?

The U.S. will sell no synthetic wine before its time — in this case, before complying with a panoply of regulatory hurdles. By Michael B. Newman

Michael B. Newman

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By Michael B. Newman

What is "synthetic" wine? The concept is no different than any other synthetic food - but can it really be done for wine? Can water be turned into wine? A business in San Francisco, "Ava Winery," claims it can.

Ava chemically replicates wines, formatting them to smell and taste identical to classic wines by recreating their aromatic and flavor chemical compounds. Ava Winery, in their lab - they do not appear to operate ...

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