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China Becomes World’s Second-Largest Grape Growing Region

May 22, 2015

Tensions between France and China, at least when it comes to wine, just got taken up another notch. In addition to recent hits to France’s Bordeaux revenue due to government crackdowns on excess, China also just took France’s claim to being the world’s second-largest wine region.

Spain And France Have A New Competitor

The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (L’Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin or OIV) is an international body that tracks the scientific and technical aspects of winemaking and viticulture. As part of their duties, they release statistics on these things annually. While it has changed names and membership, the organization is likely rooted in the phylloxera epidemic of 1874 and the Montpellier Congress held by five nations in October of that year. They have recently announced that China is now a larger grower of wine grapes than France.

You’ll Never Guess Whose Wine Is The Best

May 18, 2015

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Supermarket wine is something people usually avoid, like off brand toothpaste or cola it just never seems to taste just right. But it looks like the tide is changing. This year, global supermarket chain Aldi scooped up prizes and recognition worldwide – stealing titles from established brands, even.

Each year for the last 32 years William Reed Business Media has hosted The International Wine Challenge (IWC), a blind tasting competition focused on “faithfulness to style, region and vintage.” The contest is serious business, with each wine tasted three times by at least ten difficult judges. Wines are awarded medals at four levels, there are commendations and categories for value wines.

How To Trick Your Friends Into Liking A Cheap Bottle Of Wine

May 13, 2015

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What is Perception?

Perception is how the brain categorizes sensory information using past experience, connections to things it already knows, and environmental clues to understand its environment. A good example of how perception works is by taking a look at the Rubin Vase. When you do, you will likely perceive it as a vase. Primarily because you were told it was a vase and your brain knows what a vase is. But also the texture, material and shape all look like other vases you’ve seen. Your brain takes into account these things and you see the vase.

But what if you were told that what you were really looking at were faces? A few blinks and you would likely see the two faces, in profile, each facing the vase on their respective sides. You were told “faces” and your brain immediate began to recategorize the vase to see if it could be something else. This is a simple example of perception, one you’ve probably seen before.