/oss/taxonomy/term/1373/all en /oss/article/general-science/put-cork-it <p>I’ve never been one for cork sniffing. I always thought it was kind of a snobby thing to do, but I never really investigated the practice since I’ve never really cared much for wine. Then one day, while out for dinner with a friend, I really got into it. He ordered wine, sniffed the cork, and promptly declared the bottle unacceptable and sent it back. “Decidedly mushroomy,” he said. “Decidedly snobbery” I thought. After sniffing, he had disdainfully tossed the cork on the table from where I picked it up, ready to give it a whiff and declare that I smelled nothing. But that was not to be.</p> Fri, 03 Mar 2023 15:31:10 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9423 at /oss /oss/article/history/happy-new-year-all-pour-champagne <p>Champagne time! Make sure you drink it from the right kind of glass!</p> <p>First a little background. Champagne is produced mainly from black grapes in the Champagne region of France. From the moment the Pinot noir grapes are pressed in the vineyard, where almost fanatical care is taken to ensure that not even a trace of black skin ends up in the white juice, to the moment the cork pops, champagne receives more care and attention than any other wine in the world.</p> Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:47:33 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2055 at /oss