A picture is worth 1000 words and photographer-scientist Sondra Barrett proves it with this unusual look into wine. With the microscope as a starting point, Barrett invites you to an intimate experience with wine. Discover the amazing life and beauty hidden within a drop of wine. Explore the art and science of winemaking while exploring your own perception and pleasure.
Synopsis:
An adventure into the blending of art, science and the sensory pleasures of wine by award-winning scientist-photographer.
When you drink wine, how do YOU describe your experience? Need help or imagination to discover the diverse personalities of wine? Want to deepen your pleasure of wine? Wine’s Hidden Beauty can help. From the inner views see the tiny geometric forms in juice evolve into greater complexity as it transforms into wine. Some wines reveal capabilities for long life while others show they are losing vitality – even before your taste buds know. Explore the shapes and perceptions of taste as you share a wonderful glass of wine with a friend.
Learn tasting tricks from esteemed winemakers while exploring the molecules of taste. Have fun playing wine Rorschach. Travel into the mystical realms of wine while discovering its role in health, happiness and the sacred. Be inspired by the inner life and beauty of wine.
French flaps soft cover, full color gift book 133 pages, 100 color photographs, 10 x 10
ISBN-10:0578029472 ISBN-13: 978-0578029474
Retail price US$ 35.00
COMING IN 2012 Secrets of Your Cells
