Wednesday, May 27, 2009

A musical Wine Blogging Wednesday

The next Wine Blogging Wednesday has been announced by Katie at Gonzo Gastonomy, and this time she puts forth an interesting theory.

Music has been a consistent source of emotional enjoyment, ever since one caveperson scraped a rock in rhythm against a cave floor (perhaps an exaggeration). Music has a strong power over our senses, the way a cymbal crash makes us excited or the way a violin pulls on our heart strings. The way a fiddle might make us want to tap our heels or the way a harp might put us to sleep.

Katie's challenge is to experience for ourselves how different genre's of music make us feel about a wine. If perhaps a song is on that is particularly grating against your nerves, do you then think less of the wine you are tasting?

The interesting part is I am not sure what wine to pick! Picking the music will be relatively easy (I have a very diverse library). But do I pick a wine I know I like? Do I ask for a recommendation of a wine someone I know likes?

I guess we'll see. The post is due on June 10th (that's like tomorrow!!). I missed the last one, hopefully I will get my act together for this one.

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Hey Rob, wanted to add an example of how the dynamic works as I've been part of a few experiments. In one instance we were given 3 chardonnays: a crisp Chablis, a butter-slathered 2x4 oak monster, and a ubiquitous fruitbomb. We tried in silenced and noted preferences. We then listened to a Beach Boys song and retasted...preferences changed. We then listened to Billie Holliday and tasted again...preferences changed again! The point is not so much that if you don't like the music you may not like the wine (I love both the Beach Boys and Billie), it's simply that tonality, pitch, tempo, etc. all alter our perception of a wine. I'm hoping this will challenge bloggers this month and hopefully we'll all learn a lot...so far, people are gung-ho to give it a try! Bon Chance!!
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Sounds like a really interesting idea!! I love it!

I just need to figure out which wines to use...
I agree. The music will be the easy part - but what wine to pick? What a great challenge. Music and wine - two of my favorite things. I'm definitely down for this one!

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