When COVID Deprives French Winemakers Of Their Sense Of Smell Woman at wine testing, in Tasmania, Australia. - Bangor Vineyard Shed Smell blindness, or anosmia, a common coronavirus symptom, isn t a pleasant experience for anyone. But for an oenologist, it s also a serious professional handicap.
The first thing Nicolas Garde noticed that morning in March 2020 was that he felt off bizarre, in his words. After an hour, I realized that I could only smell a few aromas, the resident of Alsace, in eastern France, recalls. Two days later, I had completely lost my sense of smell.
Like many people affected by the COVID-19 virus, Garde experienced anosmia, also known as smell blindness. The difference in his case, however, is that the loss of smell and taste had a direct impact on his ability to work. That s because Garde is an oenologist, an expert, in other words, in the science of wine and wine making. And, as it turns out, he s not t
The results of NASA s first space wine mission were uncorked in France Twelve bottles of 2000 Pétrus were stored in capsules on the International Space Station for 14 months. (Courtesy of Space Cargo Unlimited) By Apr 29, 2021
After spending 14 months aboard the International Space Station as part of a biological research project led by NASA and France’s Space Cargo Unlimited (SCU), 12 bottles of 2000 Pétrus Pomerol (98 points, $4,504 current auction price) have returned home.
What does wine aged in outer space taste like? A panel of 12 tasters, including French enologist
Franck Dubourdieu, recently sat down to find out, comparing the wines against a control group of the same vintage which had not slipped the surly bonds of Earth.
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