It has come about, through what I can only imagine was an interesting period of research, that music can enhance the taste of wine. The claims are so strong that they could lead drinks manufacturers to placing musical recommendations on particular bottles to improve the drinking experience.
Apparently, cabernet sauvignon goes down well with the heavy music – that’s Hendrix or Stones “heavy”, not Meshuggah or Slayer – while Merlot can be washed down with some Otis Redding (Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay).
The study, undertaken by the Heriot Watt University on behalf of Chilean winemaker Aurelio Montes, may not be quite so conclusive when considering that the research employed the wine tasting skills of 250 students – whose payment for this research was a free glass of wine. That said, it at least provides me the opportunity to go home and second the research with my own wine tasting session…
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