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Glass Shape, Aroma, and the Game of S...

I’ve never actually attended one of the infamous Riedel seminars at which a sleek Riedel representative demonstrates...

Glass Shape, Aroma, and the Game of Sensory Science
posted on: Jun 10, 2013 | author: Erika Szymanski

Privately Funded Wine Research: It...

Should we be worried about companies sponsoring wine-related research? In a word: no.

Privately Funded Wine Research: It’s About Disclosure
posted on: Apr 8, 2013 | author: Erika Szymanski

Experience, Culture, Age, and Other F...

The judges who evaluate wines come from many different countries. All of the judges are professionals: winemakers, sommeliers, buyers or wine journalists. However, their personal and cultural backgrounds are different. So the question is: is it also possible that their perceptions of wine are different?

Experience, Culture, Age, and Other Factors Influence Sensory Perception
posted on: Mar 27, 2013 | author: Elisabetta Tosi

Pairing and the Power of Suggestion

More often than not, food and wine pairing seems to me no more than hypnotism without the swinging watch. Some...

Pairing and the Power of Suggestion
posted on: Feb 24, 2013 | author: Erika Szymanski

Darth Vader is My Lover: Revelations ...

The seminar was ground-breaking for UC Davis, which previously always called Brettanomyces in wine a "spoilage organism." This was the first time the university acknowledged that brett is an important part of some wines' terroir.

Darth Vader is My Lover: Revelations About Brettanomyces in Wine
posted on: Jan 20, 2013 | author: W. Blake Gray

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