The Huffington Post has a great write-up on how your brain reacts to wine. Check out an excerpt below, and click to read the full article.
Good news for anyone who’s ever felt like a complete dolt when it comes to tasting wine. If you can’t detect the notes of wild blackberries, turpentine and baby bumblebees that were promised on a wine menu, it’s not just you. It turns out no one is born with a talent for these things, not even sommeliers. Wine-tasting expertise is something you must ― and can ― develop with practice.
The Grape Geeks 