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Instinctual Intelligence
Naming wines If you ever have wondered where do our words come from, particularly our words for food, wine and abstract ideas? Read Naming Nature: The Clash between instinct and science by Carol Kaesuk Yoon.
Bio-Dynamics
I am always surprised at how much discussion and angst the topic of biodynamic wine brings. So I decided I wanted to do my part at looking at bio-dynamics. How about definitions first before getting into philosophy. Bio = life. Dynamics = related to physical force...
Legacies
I’ve often thought that a legacy I would leave would be scientific discoveries or artistic creations. Tonight after talking to both my children – grown adults with families of their own, I realize my legacy, so far, has been the love of food and cooking. My son lives...
A Fat Taste
Great news – our tongue has graduated from its 5 tastes to 6. Science Daily (2010-03-10) – A newly discovered ability for people to taste fat could hold the key to reducing obesity, researchers believe. They also found that people with a high sensitivity to the taste...
Cells and the Sacred, a conversation
For decades I’ve been bridging science and the sacred –I did it first with cells and molecules before looking at wine from 'both sides'. It was through the microscope and my spiritual search that brought me to seeing that our cells can be our teachers. What they do...
Organic Wine Thrives Down Under
When the world seems to be in a wine buying slump, the folks in the land of Oz are buying more wine from organic and biodynamic growers. How great is that – expanding upon the beers of their land to wine of their lands. Do you have favorite Aussie wine?
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