From time to time we may republish some of our op-ed work because it is a window into how we see wine and, with readerships constantly in flux, it’s hard to know who has seen what.<\/p>\n
“Einstein coined the phrase, and gave a very complex explanation for the \u2018theory of relatively\u2019 and how that space and time are relative, rather than absolute concepts.\u00a0 If a bit of an arcane tangent, we have observed a similar relativity with wine.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t necessarily have anything to do with the time\/ space continuum, though the end results can depend on the bio-dynamic calendar and the barometric pressure on any given day.\u00a0 What we are getting at is that we have observed a certain theory of relativity with respect to wines.<\/p>\n
As we briefly mentioned earlier and in other pieces, how wines taste to you can be a varying experience based on a number of factors.\u00a0 We are convinced that bio-dynamics can play a big part in the wine experience, an observation that has been confirmed on countless occasions.\u00a0 For those not familiar with the bio-dynamic calendar, the basics are that there are four major aspects that are charted.\u00a0 A day can be a \u2018fruit\u2019 day, \u2018flower\u2019 day, \u2018leaf\u2019 day, and \u2018root\u2019 day, with \u2018fruit\u2019 being the most conducive to tasting wine and each successive being a little less advantageous.<\/p>\n
If it sounds like voodoo, that\u2019s what we thought, too.\u00a0 But time has taught us not to argue with Mother Nature.\u00a0 Among those we know familiar with the concept of the biodynamic calendar, there are few that would dispute the validity. While we can\u2019t explain the \u2018vibes\u2019, they are real<\/em>.\u00a0 There is also a pretty significant pattern with respect to barometric pressure, though because it is less \u2018documented\u2019 it is perhaps not as widely discussed.\u00a0 In simple terms, wines can taste dramatically different when it\u2019s bright, sunny, and clear outside and when it\u2019s cloudy or even foggy.\u00a0 Altitude?\u00a0 Don\u2019t even get us started.<\/p>\n All of these things add to the relativity of any tasting\/drinking any wine at a given time, and can vary the experience of tasting same wine under different auspices.\u00a0 Coupled with the fact that each bottle of the same wine might be slightly different anyway based on a host of factors (cork, age, storage, to name a few), the variation in experience can be rather extreme.\u00a0 Yeah, we\u2019re wine geeks and think about this kind of thing all the time.<\/p>\n Whacky as this may sound, our experience has taught us that this isn\u2019t nonsense.\u00a0 Variations in experience occur in relatively predictable patterns based on the phenomenon we have described. The same wine can taste vastly different on a \u2018fruit day\u2019 than on a \u2018leaf day’, even within a relatively short time and for no other fathomable reason.\u00a0 Also, we note that wines tend to under-perform when the air is heavier, as if they are affected by the barometric pressure.\u00a0 Maybe it’s the wine, and maybe it’s the human.\u00a0 Or a bit of both.\u00a0 Or maybe we should just get out into the real world more often?<\/p>\n So every experience is to some extent affected by the individual bottle, the biodynamic aura, and the weather, not to mention your own frame of mind, palate experience within a given time frame, and perhaps even the amount of sleep you got the night before?\u00a0 Yep.\u00a0 But that\u2019s not the end of it.\u00a0 Now think about comparing notes with a friend, colleague, or that snotty sommelier at the wine bar.<\/p>\n There are different experiences based on a lot of things that you have no control over, both personally and in the big world around you.\u00a0 You can have an entirely different opinion from someone else based on differences in palate experience and preference.\u00a0 But also your \u2018standard deviation\u2019 is further increased\/skewed by all those other factors we mentioned.\u00a0 Person \u2018A\u2019 having \u2018Wine A\u2019 on a sunny, clear \u2018fruit\u2019 day can have a vastly different take away than the same person having the same wine on a foggy night that is in biodynamic \u2018root\u2019 mode.<\/p>\n Taking that all in, you have even more reason to question the review of a reviewer, particularly reviews on the lower side.\u00a0 Today\u2019s \u201887\u2019 on a \u2018leaf day\u2019 where wines tend to lean a bit more savory in profile could be a 92 on a \u2018fruit day\u2019 from the same person because all the \u2018good stuff\u2019 is in array.\u00a0 The \u2018day\u2019 doesn\u2019t necessarily change what\u2019s in the wine, only one\u2019s perception of it.\u00a0 Therein lays the relativity.<\/p>\n Too much to think about?\u00a0 Yeah, we know.\u00a0 We aren\u2019t trying to scare anyone.\u00a0 We\u2019re just pointing out that a lot of factors are always in play that can affect the enjoyment of subjective things.\u00a0 On a root day or a fruit day, one plus one still equals two.\u00a0 But with the glass of Cabernet in your hand, it isn\u2019t quite so black and white. “<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From time to time we may republish some of our op-ed work because it is a window into how we see wine and, with readerships constantly in flux, it’s hard to know who has seen what. “Einstein coined the phrase, and gave a very complex explanation for the \u2018theory of relatively\u2019 and how that space … Continue reading “THE THEORY OF RELATIVITY: REBROADCAST”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3126"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3126"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3129,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3126\/revisions\/3129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}