7 Wine Facts & Myths

Reactions is calling out wine snobs today with some fact vs fiction chemistry and science. We all know at least one wine snob who goes through all sorts of rituals that they swear will bring out the best flavor, like swirling the glass and decanting the bottle before drinking. But is there any merit to these claims? We talked to expert wine researchers and sommeliers to get the truth.


0:31 - The Shape of the Glass Affects the Taste
1:40 - Swirling Your Glass and Slurping Enhances Flavors
2:31 - All Those Flavor Notes Are in Your Wine
3:02 - You Need to Let Your Wine Breathe
4:37 - Expensive Bottles Are Better Than Cheap Wines
5:20 - Serve Reds at Room Temperature and Whites Cold
6:18 - Serve Red Wines with Meat, Whites with Fish

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Producer:
Elaine Seward

Writer:
Sam Lemonick

Executive Producer:
Adam Dylewski

Scientific consultants:
Susan Ebeler, Ph.D.
Hildegarde Heyman, Ph.D.
Many Oser, Sommelier
Robert McGorrin, Ph.D.
Darcy Gentleman, Ph.D.
Kyle Nackers

Videography:
Sean Parsons
Autumn Moran

Music:
Roberto Daglio - Com Todo Meu Amor
Mdeman -Cadillac Candy

Specials thanks:
Whitney Beaman
Justine Vanden Heuvel
Pilar McKay
Azari Vineyards

Sources:
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/1...

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/j...

http://www.nytimes.com/1999/11/03/din...

http://www.totalwine.com/wine-guide/d...

http://www.decanter.com/learn/advice/...

http://www.timgaiser.com/blog/decanti...

https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/Articl...

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-sty...

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