I’ve long suspected, based on intuition (which is often worth exactly nothing), that the standard taste model is wrong. The standard taste model claims that
Category: Food Science
How to Become a Better Wine Taster
I often here it said that people differ radically in their sensitivity to the chemicals found in wine. Either you have the natural ability to
Artificial Wine
This is bizarre but inevitable I suppose given the popularity of reductionism is science. Reductionism is the view that all complex phenomena can be explained
Wine and Health Update
For the past 20 years, the data on moderate wine consumption and health has been largely positive. Studies have tended to show that moderate red
Science and Wine Vocabulary: An Uneasy Pairing
I have a love/hate relationship with wine science. While advances in our scientific understanding of viticulture and winemaking have produced enormous gains in the overall
Wine Education and Sense of Smell
In the philosophical literature on wine tasting there is a debate about whether wine knowledge about regions, varietals, etc. improves our ability to taste. According
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 