By TOM MARQUARDT and PATRICK DARR   Wine history is ladened with invention. Specialized harvesting equipment, optical grape ...

I rarely hear comments on the visual attraction of wine, even though that’s our first impression and may influence our ...

Mapped out: the range of Mouchão wines in front of an original estate map showing Alicante Bouschet grapes planted in the late 1800s In the 1990s, there were perhaps only 100ha of the grape planted in ...

It is a Spanish tradition, where people eat 12 grapes in the last 60 seconds of New Year's Eve at midnight to bring in good luck and prosperity. Food delivery platforms such as Blinkit and Swiggy ...

On New Year's Eve, a popular tradition involves eating 12 grapes just before midnight. Here's everything you need to know about this trending custom.

The Origins of the ‘12 Lucky Grapes’ Tradition Known as “las doce uvas de la suerte”, the practice originated in Spain during the late 19th century. Marcelino Lominchar, author of Historias de la ...

TikTok participants say that by finishing the grapes in the alloted time you'll find love in the new year ahead. Some people have taken to the platform to testify to this after munching 12 grapes ...

In order to bring good fortune for the year, millions of Spaniards celebrate the "uvas de la suerte" custom by eating twelve grapes at midnight on New Year's Eve. The practice, which is thought to ...

The custom began in the late 19th century when winemakers in Alicante had a surplus of grapes and encouraged people to eat them as a way to welcome prosperity in the New Year. More recently, the ...

The origins of the "uvas de la suerte" tradition are hard to trace. The idea might have begun with grape farmers in Alicante, Spain, to unload a surplus in the early 1900s, reported Atlas Obscura.

They created a campaign encouraging people to at 12 grapes timed to the chiming of the bells on the New Year to beckon in luck — and the tradition remained. The ritual has become more elaborate ...

Interestingly, eating 12 green grapes at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s eve is not just a social media trend but it is rooted in Spanish traditions and is called " las doce uvas de la ...