The grape varieties whose wine we like to drink - merlot, chardonnay, and the rest - have mainly been developed from one species, probably "domesticated" about 5,000 years ago.
Even with a whole venomous snake in the bottle, snake wine is no longer poisonous. Denatured by the ethanol, the venom dissolves in the liquor and is thought to have medicinal benefits.
Researchers scrutinized brain activity during wine tasting. When they placed a $45 price on a $5 bottle, brain scans showed more pleasure than when the real budget price was left on.
A cool summer on the West Coast has forced a hurried harvest in the nation's top wine making regions. Vintners expect balanced and full-flavored wines to come from the grapes, which took longer to ripen and have less sugar.
The grape varieties whose wine we like to drink - merlot, chardonnay, and the rest - have mainly been developed from one species, probably "domesticated" about 5,000 years ago.
Why splurge on a highly rated bottle of Burgundy or pinot noir if a $10 or $15 bottle of red would have been just as good? Studies show that the experts who judge wines can better discern subtlety in flavor. What about you?
Why splurge on a highly rated bottle of Burgundy or pinot noir if a $10 or $15 bottle of red would have been just as good? The experts that judge wines can better discern subtlety in flavor, studies show.
Even with a whole venomous snake in the bottle, snake wine is no longer poisonous. Denatured by the ethanol, the venom dissolves in the liquor and is thought to have medicinal benefits.
Like wine, cacao flavor is influenced by the region where it's grown, inspiring researchers to catalog Peru's "cacao varietals," and identify the beans that chocolate lovers covet.
Like wine, cacao flavor is influenced by the region where it's grown, inspiring researchers to catalog Peru's "cacao varietals," and identify the beans that chocolate lovers covet.