Sourdough

Sourdough bread is made by the fermentation of dough using naturally-occurring lactobacilli and yeast. Sourdough bread has a mildly sour taste not present in most breads made with baker's yeast and better inherent keeping qualities than other breads, due to the lactic acid produced by the lactobacilli.

Wild grape sourdough starter: what's the story?

Back in the day, wild grapes were said to be key to making a successful sourdough starter. We've picked wild grapes, made grape sourdough starter, and...

PJ Hamel