Retsina

A pungent, resin-flavored wine from Greece made by adding small amounts of resin (often from… Continue reading

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Sauvignon Blanc on Valium

“What we hear when we eat and drink—even the noises of food preparation, the rattling sounds of product packaging, or loud background music—plays a much more important role [in flavor perception] than any of us realizes. Sound is the forgotten flavor sense.”

–Charles Spence,
Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating