1.0ACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usACC Art Books UShttps://www.accartbooks.com/usrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="usdDl9ov3z"><a href="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/behind-the-glass/">Behind the Glass</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/behind-the-glass/embed/#?secret=usdDl9ov3z" width="600" height="338" title="“Behind the Glass” — ACC Art Books US" data-secret="usdDl9ov3z" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.accartbooks.com/us/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.accartbooks.com/app/uploads/books/9781913141912-04-1-600x935.jpg600935A new approach to understanding the science behind wine tasting from a new voice in wine scholarship. Gus Zhu MW explores this fascinating subject with clear graphics so that any wine drinker and science lover will get more out of their glass.Introduction: a welcome drink 1 Part One: Sight 7 1. Why is red wine red? 11 The chemicals that make wines red or pink, and other properties of colour 2. The complex colour of white wines 26 What makes a wine white? How do colour blindness and differences in colour perception affect our initial thoughts about a wine? 3. Solids, tears and bubbles 40 The other visual attributes of wine and how preconceptions affect our appreciation of wine Part Two: Palate 57 4. Sweet sensation and yummy umami 62 Debunking the tongue map, explaining taste buds and exploring the first two basic tastes: sweet and umami 5. Sour grapes and mysterious saltiness 76 The science behind the more acquired tastes of sour and salty and an exploration of taste interactions, including food and wine pairing 6. Some bitter truths about taste 92 The bitter taste, fat as the potential sixth taste, and the genetic diversity of human taste buds 7. Tactile sensations and acquired taste 102 The sensations derived from touch–position and pain– temperature. Does our palate change as we grow up? Part Three: Smell 113 8. A bouquet of flowers and a fruit bowl 118 Revealing the two ways of smelling and introducing the floral and fruity aromas in wine 9. Sniffing out the green aromas 136 The vegetal and herbal aromas in wine. Some things to think about when considering the threshold of aroma detection 10. Friends or foes? Foxy, musty and gamey smells 148 Aromas that are ambiguous, unpleasant, or faulty, and how we adapt to certain smells 11. Spicy, petrol and woody complexity 161 Some unusual aromas from the grapes and some woody spices from the winemaking process: but not everybody can smell them 12. The world of oxidation and reduction 175 Two complementary domains of chemical compounds that contribute more layers of aroma, and some final thoughts on just how impressive and important our sense of smell is Epilogue: Putting it all together in six pairs of wines 192 References 207 Thanks 223 Index 226