Never in my life did I think to
see a story about orchid wine. It seems that a Taiwanese university known for
making cosmetics from orchid extracts is working with local farmers to brew a
wine from a certain variety of orchid.
The name is Moonbeam wine (not
moonshine, of course!). Apparently, it’s made from an orchid breed called
I-Shin Venus, which is noted for its sweet aroma, said Chen Hong-hwa, head of
National Cheng Kung University's Orchid Research Center.
It doesn't sound real, but here's a link to prove I'm not making it up.
The P. I-Shin Venus is a new
variety made by crossing the P. bellina – known for its sweet aroma – with the
multi-flowered P. equestris. Just imagine a combination of the two pictured.
Chen is head of the research
team that developed the I-Shin Venus and the Moonbeam wine in collaboration
with local farmers.
In 2013, the team created a line
of facial products using embryonic stem cells extracted from orchids.
Thanks to technological
advancements, says the report, the centre can now obtain good quality and quantity extracts and
embryonic stem cells from orchids to make a variety of products, said Hsiao
Yu-yun, a researcher.
I've heard of Falernian wine, but Phalaenopsian? I wonder.
Caption:
By Pamela Kelt
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