Divine wine designs

Posted on Nov 20, 2011 in Art and Science, Blog, Featured, Reflections, Shaping Taste, Wine, Wine Shaman, Wine Tasting | 2 comments I am always intrigued with the designs a wine will express on the microscope slide. Considering that there are hundreds of different molecules in a wine, some wines express amazing complexity while others reveal profound simplicity. Years ago I defined a ‘wine alphabet’ of forms and have often wondered what they mean. Even today, as I focus more on the incredible artistic beauty in...
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Divine design

Posted on Nov 16, 2011 in Art and Science, Blog, Cellular Intelligence, Cellular shaman, Featured, Sacred Geometry, Sacred mysteries, Secrets of Your Cells, Spirituality | 0 comments Consider that all our molecules must have a very specific geometry, shape and electrical charge in order to work. Nobel prize winner Dr. Christian de Duve named one of the essential qualities of biological molecules – chemical complementarity.  What this means is that molecules must FIT each other to make our cells work.  Antibodies must be able to wrap around antigens.  Enzymes must...
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Wine Shaping Me

Posted on Nov 11, 2011 in Blog, Shaping Taste, Wine, Wine Shaman, Wine Tasting | 0 comments I have a unique perspective on wine – the inner views – I thought I’d offer to you some insights I’ve been fortunate enough to uncover. I hadn’t started my career as a photographer, I was a medical scientist/biochemist photographing human cells, looking for clues to their causing disease and their state of maturity.  Discovering the microscope as a tool that could uncover art within...
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Malolactic fermentation

Posted on Nov 9, 2011 in Blog, Shaping Taste, Wine, Wine Shaman, Wine Tasting | 0 comments To soften wine and add complexity, a common wine making practice, especially for reds is “secondary” or malolactic fermentation. After primary fermentation is complete (sugar going to alcohol), usually specific bacteria are added to convert harsh hard aggressive malic acid to the softer creamier lactic acid. Malolactic fermentation (MLF) gives a buttery feel and lush taste to a...
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Why the Grape?

Posted on Nov 8, 2011 in Blog, Edibles, Featured, Reflections, Wine, Wine Shaman, Wine Tasting | 0 comments What is so unique about the grape that it is the only fruit used to craft vintage wines called ‘bottled poetry?’ One of the answers relates to its chemistry, another to its elemental nature and spiritual purpose. The Grape’s Molecular Legacies First a grape’s uniqueness depends on its tangible chemical properties. Only the grape contains tartaric acid. Unlike all other fruit, grapes...
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A test…

Posted on Nov 6, 2011 in Blog, Featured, Wine, Wine Shaman, Wine Tasting | 1 comment If a picture IS worth 1000 words, suppose these images were on a wine label, which wine would you buy first? These are all cabernet/Bordeaux blends. A B or C A is the wine at the top, B on the left, C on the right I have always thought the micro wine portraits would be a perfect way to label the beauty in the bottle. What do you...
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