How To Enjoy Wine – Any Time, Any Place, Any Price. A Little Knowledge Gives a Superb Taste Experience. Enjoy wine? You’re in excellent company. But if you enjoy wine even a little bit, you could … Continue reading –>
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Wine Headache – Guest Post by Ann of DontTellTheJoneses.com People have been enjoying wine for centuries. Wine enhances the taste of meats, produces a warm fuzzy feeling and lavishes the senses. However, less enjoyable are the “migraine” like headaches that may follow the … Continue reading
Hemingway Champagne is a cocktail that toasts you right back. It says, “Happy New Year! And by the way, you’re witty, sophisticated and good-looking!” This blog traces the history of Hemingway Champagne, an especially pleasant way to enjoy wine. Also, … Continue reading
California champagne country is today’s topic, specifically the Sonoma Valley, one of the principal wine-producing areas. And yes, I call it champagne on purpose, for reasons discussed before. The previous two blogs covered Bubble Science and Champagne Tasting Rooms. Differently stated, … Continue reading
Science Fact Tasting rooms were a pleasant part of the leisure portion of my recent trip to California’s Sonoma Valley. I had the middle part of a day to devote to pursuit of the grape, so I resolved to spend … Continue reading
Science Fact Bubble science is not a field as such, but a shorthand way to say, I will discuss the bubbles in sparkling wines from a science perspective. This will not be a PhD course in second fermentation, riddling and … Continue reading
Science Fact: A brut rosé tasting seems just the right preparation for New Years Eve. Bubbles plus a festive color – ready for a party! Yesterday we explored the origins of Champagne, and all sparkling wines, from the Stone Age … Continue reading
Science Fact: Champagne and its bubbly cousins make a festive way to great the New Year. Today’s post discusses the ancient origins of Champagne, back in the Stone Age, no less. Tomorrow we’ll enjoy a comparative tasting of brut rosé, that … Continue reading
Wine Tasting Wine tasting is a topic that never gets out of date! Those who enjoy wine find tasting to be fun, delicious and sociable. And the wine tasting process itself involves so many dimensions besides smell and taste. Charles … Continue reading
Science Fact: Sensory Evaluation goes beyond tasting or smelling or hearing: it implies scoring, grading, in fact, measurement. The senses are inherently personal. For example, it’s been shown that different people taste foods and see colors quite differently. Therefore scientists have … Continue reading
Science Fact: Consider taste bias: wine snobs are a favorite target of psychology researchers. After all, how sweet is it to show that someone who emotes about “terroir” and “cherry notes” can’t distinguish Margaux from Two Buck Chuck in a … Continue reading