The Art of Pouring Champagne

French researchers have figured out how to keep your champagne robust with bubbles according to a new study published in the August 11 print edition of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Gerard Liger-Belair, a professor and author of Uncorked: the Science of Champagne, led the study with a team of scientists and found … Continue reading

The unfathomable set of rules for wine

Wine, perhaps more than any other perishable consumer good, is hidebound by an often unfathomable set of rules. By far the largest reader response was received for an article which suggested that we chill our wines too much. In the height of summer, it can get stiflingly hot and one craves a chilled glass of … Continue reading