Last month, I linked to a newly published review article by Portuguese microbiologist Manuel Malfeito-Ferreira. He argues that wine tasting is fundamentally synthetic and holistic
Category: wine science
The Science Supporting Holistic Wine Tasting
If you’re interested in the aesthetic dimensions of wine, you will likely find most wine science to be unhelpful and not particularly relevant for understanding
Could Wine Tasting Ability Improve With Age?
I know. That’s an unlikely headline. Few abilities improve with age. But one can hope. My assumption based on reading the scientific literature has been
We Make too Much of Individual Variations in Taste
Bob on Sonoma, in a blog post entitled “Science Says No Two People Taste the Same Wine,” links to some of the science showing that
Minerality: If We Can’t Explain It, It Doesn’t Exist
The term “minerality” has become ubiquitous in recent years. Almost everyone who writes about wine finds the term useful as a descriptor for aromas, flavors,
A Wine is Large; It Contains Multitudes
Wine Searcher routinely publishes interesting, controversial articles. The recent article by Kathleen Willcox entitled “Science Makes a Mockery of Tasting Notes” is no exception. I
