The Sound of Wine
One of reasons that wine is so much fun, is that it encompasses all of our senses.
Smell and taste are obvious, but sight plays a big part, not only in identifying wine, but in the fun as well. I regularly find myself looking at the red dot on the table cloth, caused by the wine shining through the wine glass. It is like a personal gem you can create at whim.
Tactile sensations, the sense of touch, can also play a big part in wine appreciation. The prickling sensation of your nose hairs when a wine is alcoholic (we call that "hot") or the frizzy fun of a mouth full of bubbles from a sparkling wine. These and other sensations related to touch are referred to as "haptic" sensations (I love that word).
So sight, smell, taste and touch are well represented, but what about the sense of hearing?
The clinking of the wine glasses during a toast is one way to enjoy the sense of sound (so be sure to always hold your glass by the stem when toasting, so it rings rather than gives a dull clank). Talking about wine is also where hearing comes into the equation.
Talking about wine can range from a fun dialog with friends, pointing out what you like and dislike about wine, to a droning lecture from a so called expert (my lectures are of course always riveting).
With the advent of the latest technology comes a new way to listen to wine. The Podcast. Like this blog, a Podcast is something you can subscribe to and then listen to at your leisure.
Podcasts too can range from delightful to droning (which is why you will be happy to learn I have no plans to start narrating this blog). Finding the right Podcast can be a chore, but once again my friends at Apple Computers have come up with a simple solution.
The latest version of iTunes (v. 4.9) which is available for the Mac and those other computers as well, allows you to find a Podcast to your liking as easily as picking a song from the iTunes Music Store. In fact it is at the iTunes Music store that you can search (on wine for example) to find many Podcasts, and even sample the entire Podcast without subscribing to future broadcasts. All for free.
As a regular guests on talk radio shows (promoting my book Juice Jargon) I have appeared on several of the Podcasts that are offered, and the shows were a lot of fun not only to be part of, but to listen to as well.
If you haven't already, take a listen to a little wine today.
Smell and taste are obvious, but sight plays a big part, not only in identifying wine, but in the fun as well. I regularly find myself looking at the red dot on the table cloth, caused by the wine shining through the wine glass. It is like a personal gem you can create at whim.
Tactile sensations, the sense of touch, can also play a big part in wine appreciation. The prickling sensation of your nose hairs when a wine is alcoholic (we call that "hot") or the frizzy fun of a mouth full of bubbles from a sparkling wine. These and other sensations related to touch are referred to as "haptic" sensations (I love that word).
So sight, smell, taste and touch are well represented, but what about the sense of hearing?
The clinking of the wine glasses during a toast is one way to enjoy the sense of sound (so be sure to always hold your glass by the stem when toasting, so it rings rather than gives a dull clank). Talking about wine is also where hearing comes into the equation.
Talking about wine can range from a fun dialog with friends, pointing out what you like and dislike about wine, to a droning lecture from a so called expert (my lectures are of course always riveting).
With the advent of the latest technology comes a new way to listen to wine. The Podcast. Like this blog, a Podcast is something you can subscribe to and then listen to at your leisure.
Podcasts too can range from delightful to droning (which is why you will be happy to learn I have no plans to start narrating this blog). Finding the right Podcast can be a chore, but once again my friends at Apple Computers have come up with a simple solution.
The latest version of iTunes (v. 4.9) which is available for the Mac and those other computers as well, allows you to find a Podcast to your liking as easily as picking a song from the iTunes Music Store. In fact it is at the iTunes Music store that you can search (on wine for example) to find many Podcasts, and even sample the entire Podcast without subscribing to future broadcasts. All for free.
As a regular guests on talk radio shows (promoting my book Juice Jargon) I have appeared on several of the Podcasts that are offered, and the shows were a lot of fun not only to be part of, but to listen to as well.
If you haven't already, take a listen to a little wine today.
posted by Wineguy at 3:08 PM
1 Comments:
Have you heard the album of Music called "The Sound of Wine"?
It is amazing! Music made entirely from sounds of wine as the orchestra.
Wine Glasses, Bottles, Barrels, Corks, wine pouring. Sounds like a weird idea but the music is incredibly beautiful.I found it at www.soundofwine.net
Cheers Nancy
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