Revealed: The formula for the perfect bottle of wine - as studies show the colour of the vessel, type of cork and even style of label can influence the taste
1 year ago

Revealed: The formula for the perfect bottle of wine - as studies show the colour of the vessel, type of cork and even style of label can influence the taste

Daily Mail  

Faced with a baffling array of increasingly expensive choices, choosing a bottle of wine can feel like a daunting challenge. And just this week, experts revealed that when it comes to white or rosé wines, choosing varieties in clear bottles can leave your wine tasting of wet dog or boiled cabbage. When the cheapest wine was given deceptively high pricing, it was judged the most pleasant of the three, performing 20 per cent better in the taste test. In 2017, Professor Spence tested two wines in a blind taste test for wine journalists and members of the public. Before being served the wine the participants either heard the sound of a cork or screw cap, or opened a bottle of either type themselves The sound and sight of pulling a cork gives us an expectation that the wine will taste better which actually improves the flavour Even hearing the sound of a cork being pulled was enough to improve the taste of the wine.

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