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How Can You Improve Your Sense of Smell with Wine? Johannes Frasnelli Has Great Tips
How can you train your sense of smell? Why does smelling require much more focus than our other senses? What is retronasal olfaction and why is it so important when it comes to enjoying wine?
Smell, the Cinderella Sense, Goes Full Princess on Wine with Johannes Frasnelli
Why is smell, often called the Cinderella sense, so underrated in our culture, especially when many luxury products, such as wine, spirits and perfume, are based on it? Even though dogs have more tha...
Women, Wine and Health: The Good News with Tony Edwards
What might surprise you about the impact of alcohol on heart disease? How can wine drinkers reduce the risk of certain cancers with one supplement? Does wine help protect against cognitive decline a...
The Surprising Health Benefits of Wine with Tony Edwards, Author of The Very Good News About Wine
Have the health risks of moderate wine consumption been grossly overstated? How does moderate wine consumption reduce heart disease? What is the ideal amount and pattern of wine consumption for maximu...
Defining Minerality, Mouthfeel and Musty Aromas with Gus Zhu
Why do certain musty or animalistic aromas, like barnyard or manure, become more acceptable to wine lovers over time? What does minerality really mean when it comes to wine? Why is mouthfeel so impo...
Umami, Petrol and Vegetal Aromas Behind the Glass in the Chemical and Sensorial Terroir of Wine Tasting with Gus Zhu
Can you learn to appreciate aromas such as spice, petrol, and even gamey or foxy notes in wine? And would you want to, or should you? How can you better understand the taste of umami in what you eat ...
Wine and Folklore Share Terroir and Storytelling with Jo Penn Author of Blood Vintage
How far would you go for that first evocative taste of an elusive wine? Why should you try wines and books outside your comfort zone? How is folklore as rooted in a sense of place as much as wine is...
Blending Biodynamics and Suspense with Jo Penn Author of Blood Vintage
Why is biodynamic viticulture sometimes associated with dark magic or the occult? Why is using wine in religious rituals as a sacrament considered normal for many people, but taking it beyond that is...
