Today’s Pinot Noir already existed in France 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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Today’s Pinot Noir already existed in France 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.

Euronews