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ARCHIVE: Oregon State University students display Pinot noir grapes in the university vineyard near Alpine, Oregon, Friday 8.09.23

Video. Today's Pinot Noir already existed in France in the Middle Ages

Updated: 25/03/2026 - 21:48 GMT+1

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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