Neuroenology by Gordon M. Shepherd

Author:Gordon M. Shepherd
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: How the Brain Creates the Taste of Wine, SCI089000, Science/Life Sciences/Neuroscience, CKB088000, Cooking/Beverages/Wine & Spirits
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2016-11-29T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Taste Modalities and Wine Tasting

When we use the word “taste” to apply to wine, we think we know what we are talking about: the experience of the wine in our mouths. But as we explained at the start of the book, the experience is partly an illusion. It should be no surprise, therefore, that the word itself can be misleading. For some guidance through this terminological thicket, let us start by consulting the experts on words, the Oxford dictionaries. Here you will find a series of definitions of “taste” as a noun that make the problem clear. We adapt them for application to wine (box 11.1).

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