by Sondra Barrett | May 20, 2012 | Art and Science, Blog, Featured, Shaping Taste, Wine
Seeing all the bottles of wine on a shelf in a store, you are stymied – which should you buy. A daunting task. If only you knew which one you would like – some sort of message that jumped out at you assuring “YOU’LL LIKE ME.” I liked...
by Sondra Barrett | May 18, 2012 | Blog, Featured
After photographing thousands of wines with my trusted microscope, I have seen distinct patterns that SEEM to reflect the unique experience of the wine. Why not explore whether the inner visions of a wine would help you to learn more and have some fun while...
by Sondra Barrett | Jan 19, 2012 | Art and Science, Blog, Featured, Shaping Taste, Wine
This is a portrait of 2001 Viader cabernet sauvignon (Bordeaux blend) at 3 years old. I started my professional life as a serious medical scientist on the faculty of the University of California Medical School. My specialties were biochemistry, hematology (blood) and...
by Sondra Barrett | Dec 12, 2011 | Blog, Shaping Taste, Wine
Is that even possible? To like any wine you drink? One answer could be, well, if you’d had a lot to drink all wines taste good. Yet another answer is to know how to improve the situation and your experience of any wine. Some experts will tell you to carefully match...
by Sondra Barrett | Nov 20, 2011 | Art and Science, Blog, Featured, Shaping Taste, Wine
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...
