Sorry for the lack of audio in the past fortnight. Mick’s still traversing the South Australian countryside and I’ve got a thesis due this Friday. Next week I’ll be on the job and try to line up a number of shows. So stay subscribed to the feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/ozwineshow).
I was hoping to make the Nebbiolo tasting being held in ydney this Thursday by Andrew Wood (of OWS#11 fame). There’s a host of other events on this weekend around Australia and I’m sure not many of you fellow vinophiles have excuses half as convincing as mine.
Check out our events calendar for an interactive list of Oz wine events happenning this weekend in Canberra, Sydney and SA. The National Riesling Challenge in Canverra is surely a must.
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Monday, October 9th, 2006There are Supertasters Among Us
Friday, July 21st, 2006Some talk on the net today about the phenomenon of “supertasters”. Called such for their super tongues which are endowed with more taste buds at the front. I read about it first at vinography but it trails back to an article in the NY Sun. It seams that 20 to 25% of the population are supertasters. The Sun article is more about the fact that with the rise in new, citizen media (blogs, podcasts, etc) some “professional” wine critics are claiming the status of supertasters to discern themselves from us less genetically advanced folk.
Apparently, the extra tastebuds make you more sensitive to bitter tastes. I wouldn’t mind this trait in someone telling not to buy a case on the verge expiration but how does this help with good wines?
You can test yourself with this pdf here. I’ll let you know if i’m a chosen one once i’ve done the test.