As dedicated readers of this blog are likely aware, I’ve been arguing that we respond to wines not just with our senses but with emotions
Category: Food Science
Bugs in the Vineyard May be the Key to Wine Quality
Complexity and differentiation are the drivers of the wine world. If we cared about neither wine would be a commodity like orange juice, a homogeneous
Smoke influence and the 2017 Vintage
Although most of the grapes for the 2017 vintage in Napa/Sonoma were harvested before the devastating fires began, there was still a significant amount on
How to Eat Sinfully
Just in time to guarantee a guilt-free feast on Thanksgiving, Dr. Aaron Carroll’s book The Bad Food Bible: How and Why to Eat Sinfully has
A World without Chocolate?
We don’t really need another crisis at the moment and there are more important things to worry about than the supply of chocolate. Nevertheless, a
Give It Up Guys
There is a mountain of evidence suggesting that women have a better sense of smell than men. Julie Case takes us through a summary of
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 