At first glance, this question seems fanciful— the kind of romantic flourish found in the waxy prose on wine labels. Surely, wine cannot be alive
Category: wine science
Wine Science Makes Some Peculiar Inferences
This summary essay by Charles Spence on the varieties of empirical research into the psychology of wine tasting is informative. But the inferences drawn from
Organic and Biodynamic Wines Taste Better
This is compelling evidence summarized by Kathleen Willcox in Wine Searcher: Multiple studies of scores from Robert Parker, Wine Enthusiast and Wine Spectator have shown
The New Scam
Wineries will do anything to gain an edge including manufacturing quality factors out of thin air. Apparently the new “it” innovation in wine is ungrafted
Perceiving Sweetness in Dry Wines
Any experienced wine taster has likely had the experience of tasting a fruit forward wine with discernible sweetness only to find out there is very
How to Think about Mouse
This is the week for turkey but I want to talk about mouse. No. I’m not contemplating roast mouse for Thanksgiving. I’m talking about everyone’s
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 