I have just published a new e-book, titled Wine Science Extra. When I wrote the revised version of Wine Science (published in the USA as The Science of Wine), I…
Research suggests fruit flies could be responsible for wine’s pleasant aromas
Could fruit flies be responsible for the nice smell of most wines? This is a really interesting idea suggested by a research paper just published in scientific journal Ecology Letters….
Thoughts on language and wine
I’m just preparing for this morning’s session at the International Pinot Noir Conference here in McMinnvilla, Oregon. I have to moderate the grand seminar, which will be repeated again tomorrow,…
Some thoughts on GM technology
So yesterday I took part in a careers session for the brightest and best undergraduates in plant sciences at the Gatsby summer school. Held at the lovely Hawkhills centre near…
Introducing my new book, Wine Science, with a short video
Here’s a short video in which I introduce my new book, Wine Science/The Science of Wine The UK version is available now; The US version will be available in April….
Music and wine (2), a practical session with surprising results
At Pegasus Bay winery earlier this week, as part of the summer of Riesling event we experienced a wine and sound tasting session with wine writer Jo Burzynska. It proved…
The new edition of my book Wine Science/The Science of Wine
I’m delighted to say that if you are as nerdy about wine as I am, there’s a new book coming out next month that will be just up your street….
Wine and music, a scientific study
It is well known that context can affect our experience (and enjoyment) of wine. But how do you measure this? In a paper published in open access scientific journal Flavour,…
What is a grape variety? What is a clone?
We talk a lot about clones and grape varieties. But what, precisely, do these terms mean? Let’s first define ‘variety’. A new grape variety is produced when a grape seed…