Spain is the latest stage for Misstress Barbara “with four s’s, to understand ‘miss’ and ‘stress.’” An Italian-born DJ from Montréal, she’s played her “drummy, funky, pumping techno” beats at Twilo in New York, the Velvet Underground in London, and the Rex Club in Paris.

Nobody knows what triggers grapes to ripen, so researchers at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid have teamed up with colleagues at the University of British Columbia to try to figure it out. If they do, growers could enjoy earlier harvests and consistent grape quality, leading to the "perfect" bottle of wine.