by Sondra Barrett | Jun 11, 2023
Wine and Taste WHERE DO OUR WORDS FOR TASTE COME FROM? Could it be from the structure of taste molecules? Once upon a time, I was a full-time medical scientist at the University of California who happened to explore the incredible beauty of the...
by Sondra Barrett | May 11, 2017 | Blog, Featured, Wine
They tell us that wine, especially red wine, is good for our hearts. Certainly the molecules within wine contribute to our heart’s health. This photomicrograph of a red wine (sangiovese) reveals a heart within wine. Though not all red wines express hearts, those...
by Sondra Barrett | Feb 11, 2017 | Blog, Featured, Wine
What if you could peer inside a drop of wine discover its inner beauty, hidden spirit, personality and fantastic EXPRESSIONS? Well, now you can!!! Unique wine photo portraits(through the microscope) help you illuminate the inspiring...
by Sondra Barrett | Jan 26, 2017 | Art and Science, Blog, Featured, Shaping Taste
Can we, with our thoughts or other unmeasurable manipulation, change the taste of a wine? Well, I won’t tell you how but it has been done Perhaps it was magic 3 glasses of the same 2008 cabernet sauvignon were treated...
by Sondra Barrett | Jan 26, 2017 | Art and Science, Blog, Featured, Shaping Taste, Wine
A few months ago I met with winemaker Pete Hoffmann who explored with me the potential that the energy of mental focus directed by crystals can change our pleasure of wine. I was an open skeptic willing to be open to the experience. We sat in Graton’s Wildwood...
