7. WASPS AND BEES Scientists have discovered that wasps and bees carry saccharomyces cerevisiae in their stomach. In fact, wasps pass on their belly yeasts and additional microorganisms to grapes thereby starting the fermentation process before the grapes have been picked which, according to Duccio Cavalieri, professor of microbiology at the University of Florence, is vital to why wines taste the way they do.
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8. VAGINAS Yup. You read that correctly. Warsaw’s very own Zoe Stavri has isolated yeast from a woman’s nether-parts to make beer. Enough said.
All in all, it seems to be self-evident: where there is a will to make liquor there will always be a way. Whether by the wave of nature’s magical wand or the tinkering of human hands, fermentation will happen and alcohol shall forever be a part of Planet Earth.
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