From Water to Wine

The Ancient Miracle of Piquette

Words by Katy Severson

Illustration by Shimeng Jiang

When Jesus turned water into wine, was he making piquette? Hear me out. Piquette – an ancient sparkling beverage gaining new ground in the natural wine world – is quite literally the process of turning water into wine. Grape pomace (the spent grapes leftover after pressing the wine) is soaked in water w…