Letting go

Posted on Apr 30, 2011 in Blog, Cellular Intelligence, Cultivating Well-being, Health, Secrets of Your Cells | 0 comments A while back a friend and I were talking about cancer. He’s a long-term survivor and has groups for people with cancer.  As a medical scientist who did  cancer research for years (funded by NIH, ACS) I like to learn about people’s healing experiences.  He told me the one common factor in the folks who went into remission, who ‘shouldn’t have’ – they let go...
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Here’s to Jess Jackson

Posted on Apr 21, 2011 in Blog, Featured, Reflections, Shaping Taste, Wine Shaman | 0 comments I never knew the man in person.  I did know his wines and when I traveled throughout the US I was always glad to see them on the menu.  They were dependable.  I could count on them to be good. I was saddened to hear of his passing. And I always remember the portrait I took of one of his first ever chardonnays – the 1983 KJ chardonnay.  I enjoyed the wine and the image then  and I post...
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Shaping Taste

Posted on Apr 10, 2011 in Blog, Come to your senses, Edibles, Sacred Geometry, Secrets of Your Cells, Shaping Taste | 2 comments All my words and pictures about the art and shapes in wine may strike you as odd. However there is some scientific grounding in the idea of the shape of molecules.  They have a complementarity meaning they must fit another molecule in order to exert their effects.  In the case of taste, sweet and savory share receptors, bitter has a separate receiving site, while salty and sour penetrate the...
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Whole Heartedness in Wine

Posted on Apr 9, 2011 in Art and Science, Biodynamics/Organics, Blog, Featured, Health, Reflections, Shaping Taste, Wine Tasting | 0 comments Wines are often deemed hearty when they are full-bodied, rich and dense. And when you look inside, some wines  reveal HEARTS as their micro signature. The first heart I uncovered in wine was hiding in a 2001 Quintessa, “Bordeaux Blend”  That’s the above Napa Valley beauty. The next one was another Bordeaux Blend, this time from Bordeaux, 2002 Chateau La Mondotte. ...
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