New idea for wine lovers (1 Viewer)

[Linda]

Nathan Myhrvold, a former Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, is interested in the science of food and got interested in the science of wine.

One of the things we are supposed to do is allow the open bottle of wine to breath for awhile before drinking. The assumption is that oxygen improves the taste. Being a scientist, he experimented with this concept, put the wine in a blender, and got great feedback. Next he tried blending with an inert gas and got the same response. So, it was not the addition of oxygen, but rather the release of gases, compounds, etc. within the wine.

So, for you wine lovers, run your wine through a blender, and let us know what you think. I have not done this yet, but there are several bottles of wine on the counter, so I might give it a try, too.

 

[Sam Vause]

Okay, I'll try this.

But I may not openly tell others that I frappe my wine....

 

[Linda]

Okay, I'll try this.

But I may not openly tell others that I frappe my wine....

Ok, just whisper it here - I will not tell.

 

[June]

Nathan Myhrvold, a former Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, is interested in the science of food and got interested in the science of wine.

One of the things we are supposed to do is allow the open bottle of wine to breath for awhile before drinking. The assumption is that oxygen improves the taste. Being a scientist, he experimented with this concept, put the wine in a blender, and got great feedback. Next he tried blending with an inert gas and got the same response. So, it was not the addition of oxygen, but rather the release of gases, compounds, etc. within the wine.

So, for you wine lovers, run your wine through a blender, and let us know what you think. I have not done this yet, but there are several bottles of wine on the counter, so I might give it a try, too.

I open, pour and drink, and worry about releasing the gasses later.

 

[Lila]

I open, pour and drink, and worry about releasing the gasses later.

June, you make me laugh so often
With appreciation

 

[Anaeika]

Nathan Myhrvold, a former Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, is interested in the science of food and got interested in the science of wine.

One of the things we are supposed to do is allow the open bottle of wine to breath for awhile before drinking. The assumption is that oxygen improves the taste. Being a scientist, he experimented with this concept, put the wine in a blender, and got great feedback. Next he tried blending with an inert gas and got the same response. So, it was not the addition of oxygen, but rather the release of gases, compounds, etc. within the wine.

So, for you wine lovers, run your wine through a blender, and let us know what you think. I have not done this yet, but there are several bottles of wine on the counter, so I might give it a try, too.

Several bottles of wine? I am coming over to YOUR house!

 

[Linda]

You all are so funny - I bet we could laugh until we cried.

Waiting to hear from Sam Vause on the grand experiment.

 

[Angela]

I think I've heard of this. It's an interesting concept. I mean, it's like extreme decanting. Haha

I think I'm a little to lazy to try the blender. I'll just stick with the swirling, decanting, drinking part. Hehe

 

[June]

Nah bugger the decanting, pour and glug, pour and glug. Breathing.? Oh yes so important, I will drink it and it and me can do the breathing together, why waste time.