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Number of unknown viruses found on subway systems around the world according to a new study published in the journal Cell. The study also uncovered more than 700 heretofore unknown bacteria. Undertaken by 900 scientists on six continents, the study was based on swabbing the turnstiles and other surfaces of 60 major subway systems around the world. Each city was found to have its own microbial makeup. What does this have to do with wine? Probably nothing, but as an ex-New Yorker, I just had to report this.

Biodynamics—Old Techniques for a New Era

“The minor miracle of wine is that it has evolved to the point where alcohol is perhaps the last element that gets the wine lover drunk. With wine, from a particular place and vintage, we can get drunk on history; anyone who has drunk a great wine twice their age will immediately relate to this. We can get drunk on place, recalling memories and associations with the region in which the wine was made. We can get drunk on remembrance: each wine naturally reminds us of previous occasions when it or similar wines were consumed, and this in turn can evoke countless memories of friends, meals and times past. Of course, wine lovers can get drunk purely on the lifted perfume of a great bottle or the textured, velvety mouthfeel and lingering flavors that scent the breath after swallowing.”

—Robert Walters, “The Wine of Astonishment” The World of Fine Wine, Issue 22

—Robert Walters, “The Wine of Astonishment” The World of Fine Wine, Issue 22

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