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Linda Bartoshuk is a renowned researcher on the science of taste. She currently teaches at the University of Florida and has spent her career studying how our taste buds play a role in our food choices. Through extensive research she has determined that three types of tasters exist and has labeled each as non-taster, taster and super taster. Take her taste test to find out if you are a super taster, and what that means to your health. 
Have you ever taken note of how different wines makes you feel? Perhaps you’ve noticed that a red wine by a toasty fire on a cold winter evening leaves you feeling cozy inside. But have you ever noticed that wine regions also evoke differing emotions? 
The tongue map to the left has long held as the human palate’s definitive guide for taste, yet this diagram has been disproved over and again by scientists since the 1970′s. 
‘Monferrato mio!’ is written in both Italian and English, and features traditional Piedmont recipes. The recipe for Beef “Carpione” is as authentic as it gets. A suggested wine pairing follows the recipe. Give it a whirl if you’re feeling feisty! 
“They must create, must pour out creation. By some strange, unknown, inward urgency they are not really alive unless they are creating.” Keep reading. 
It is a rare sighting to find European vines planted on their own rootstalk. In fact most of Europe’s vines are planted on American roots. In this post you will have a chance to view two Mt. Etna vineyards- one on American roots and a rare vineyard planted on European rootstalk. We’ll also look into the history of how this came to be. 
Standing below the Sistine Chapel reminded me that art, wine, and humanity were here before we were born and will be around well after we’re gone. Oh, and Michaelangelo had a sense of humor… 
Last March I was invited by the Washington Wine Commission to interview winemakers live at the Taste of Washington. I had so much fun doing these interviews I set out to speak with more people in the industry. This turned into several more interviews and I knew I had officially caught the bug. Thus, Indigo Wine Press was born. 
In this post- fireworks, kaleidoscopes, and unicorns. What your nose does will surprise you! Take a sniff… 
If you have a wedding coming up this year and live in the Seattle area, there is an event on March 28th that you should not miss! |
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