77 - WineSpeed

June 8, 2018

77

Percentage of people who bought French wine when French music was played in a British supermarket. When German music was played, the majority of the wines sold (73%) were German. The finding was reported in the new book Gastrophysics by Oxford professor Charles Spence who studies how our senses and perceptions influence what we eat and drink.

Which wines in the world were the first to collectively be stoppered with screw caps?

A. Australian rieslings from the Clare Valley

B. New Zealand sauvignon blancs from Marlborough

C. Chilean chardonnays from Santiago

D. Italian pinot grigios from the Veneto

A.

As of the 2000 vintage, virtually every riesling in Australia’s Clare Valley was stoppered with a screw cap (technically known as a Stelvin Cap) instead of a cork. While countless upscale wines around the world are now stoppered with screw caps, these were the first to shrug off tradition and forsake cork.

Bonbonne

A bonbonne is a large glass jar used for storing small lots of wine. Bonbonnes—which hold 6.6 gallons—are typically used when the producer does not want the wine to be influenced by oak flavors or… Continue reading

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