The Truth in our Taste Buds
Wine is a curious combination of both science and art. Wine can be easily scrutinized in a lab, and everything from alcohol content to acidity carefully calculated. However, when it comes to the aromatic properties of wine it all gets hazy.
‘What one man will describe as a work of art, a masterpiece, is to another [...]
Wine: A Complex Concoction
Ever wondered what it is that’s swimming around in your wine glass? Quite a lot actually. There are believed to be almost 1000 ‘ingredients’ identified in wine, and more yet to be discovered.
Wine is 85% water with a varying alcohol content that averages 12%. Many different acids are present, tartaric and malic being the most [...]
The Colour of Wine
Wine is quite obviously more than just a colour. But, by the simple analysis of wine colour, can we predict anything about its attributes? Well, not entirely. But there are some rough guidelines that, together with other methods of analysis, may help us to approximate such things as wine quality, age and even alcohol content.
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