Wine Science

Myths, chemistry, and a little psychology — the parts of wine most guides skip over.

Wet cardboard, damp basement, dulled fruit — the real chemistry behind a very specific wine flaw.

What blind tasting research shows about price, expectation, and what happens before the wine even reaches your tongue.

Sulfites usually get the blame. The real story is more complicated, and more interesting.

It sounds like a formal designation. Here's why it almost never is, and why the biology still matters.