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Proponents of the emerging pot-for-pleasure industry want to grab a share of the nearly $2 billion tourism business in Sonoma County with events like dinners that incorporate marijuana.

Pairing Wine And Weed: Is It A California Dream Or Nightmare?

4:36pm July 10, 2017

by John Burnett

Cannabis entrepreneurs hope to capitalize on the state's wine tourism industry by melding marijuana with meals and snagging some fertile land. But many winemakers are taking a wait-and-see approach.

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Music & Culture

Roséwave 24/7: This Holiday Weekend, Embrace Your Basic Side

7:13am July 01, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

Smash that play button, unscrew a bottle of pink and get into summer music that is, at turns, silly, basic, emotional and maybe a little trashy — sometimes all at once.

Roséwave is less about a genre (that does not exist) and more a lifestyle (that very much exists).

Music & Culture

Roséwave: 75 Songs To Kick Off A Faux-Luxe Summer

7:12pm June 21, 2017

by Lars Gotrich

This summer, unapologetically enjoy something that's maybe a little basic but makes you feel good.

Politics & Government

'Brunch Bill' Allowing Earlier Sunday Alcohol Sales Clears Senate

5:00pm June 01, 2017

by Sean Bueter

Sunday mornings in North Carolina could soon get more bubbly under legislation that cleared the North Carolina Senate Thursday.

A visitor to the Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley, Calif., attends a wine tasting class. Unlike food — which gives us sensory cues like crunchy and hot, as well as tasting, say, salty — with wine, it's all about tiny differences in taste and smell

Books
Arts

Oaky, With Notes Of BS: Why Wine Tasting Struggles To Get It On The Nose

3:37pm April 10, 2017

by Tove Danovich

Unlike food — which gives us sensory cues like crunchy and hot, as well as tasting, say, salty — with wine, it's all about tiny differences in taste and smell. The danger is in getting too poetic.

Molecules in wine stimulate thousands of taste and odor receptors, sending a flavor signal to the brain that triggers massive cognitive computation involving pattern recognition, memory, value judgment, emotion and, of course, pleasure.

The Taste Of Wine Isn't All In Your Head, But Your Brain Sure Helps

3:17pm April 03, 2017

by Mark Schatzker

Savoring the flavor of wine activates more gray matter than solving a complex math problem, according to neuroscientist Gordon Shepherd. His new book, Neurenology, explores your brain on wine.

Red and white wine in glasses with a cheese platter of a variety of cheeses with crackers and bread

Pairing Wine And Cheese? Science Says White May Be A Better Choice Than Red

2:36pm November 08, 2016

by Jeremy Cherfas

A new technique that examines the evolution of taste suggests that the strong flavor of red wine may dominate the taste of some cheeses, while white varieties may be more versatile and refreshing.

Maynard Amerine, a pioneer of wine-making and professor at the University of California, Davis, collected some 5,200 wine bottle labels during his travels from the 1930s-60s.

Distilling The Story Of California Wine, One Label At A Time

5:53pm August 17, 2016

by Gabriel Rosenberg

At the world's largest wine research library — inside UC Davis — librarians are crowd-sourcing their archives to understand the forces that shaped California's wine industry into a global powerhouse.

The John C. Sullenger Vineyard at Nickel & Nickel Winery, Napa Valley, Calif. Nickel & Nickel collaborated with scientists to collect wine samples and identify the bacteria and fungi in them by sequencing microbial DNA.

Demystifying Terroir: Maybe Its The Microbes Making Magic In Your Wine

2:51pm June 17, 2016

by Carolyn Beans

Part of what makes a wine-growing region special may be its microbes. A study finds that the collection of bacteria and fungi on pressed grapes can help predict the flavor profile of a finished wine.

Patricia Gallagher (from left), who first proposed the tasting; wine merchant Steven Spurrier; and influential French wine editor Odette Kahn. After the results were announced, Kahn is said to have demanded her scorecard back. "She wanted to make sure tha

The Judgment Of Paris: The Blind Taste Test That Decanted The Wine World

3:56pm May 25, 2016

by Maria Godoy

Forty years ago, the top names in French food and wine judged a blind tasting pitting the finest French wines against unknown California bottles. The results revolutionized the wine industry.

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