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More on aroma perception by sniff and sip

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Steve Slatcher

I am again writing here about comparing orthonasal and retronasal olfaction – smelling things through the nostrils, compared with through back of the mouth. If having two modes of smelling is a new concept for you, you might like to refer to an earlier post on … Continue reading →

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Having your subjective cake and objectifying it

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Steve Slatcher

Is wine appreciation is subjective or objective? Professionals can often be difficult to tie down on that issue. For example, they often agree that opinions on wine quality are totally subjective, while at the same time claiming to be objective in their … Continue reading →

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How smell is like vision, and what that means for wine

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Steve Slatcher

Considering the very different impressions that vision and smell make on us, there are surprising similarities in how the two senses are processed before they reach the brain. And it is quite possible that these similarities may throw some light on how we … Continue reading →

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Gestalt perception of flavour

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Steve Slatcher

Give your Man On The Street a glass of wine and ask him how it tastes, and you could well get the response “it tastes like wine”. Nothing wrong with that – it is what might be described as a gestalt perception. Wine contains hundreds … Continue reading →

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