2. The Tongue: Moving the Wine

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. Fluid Dynamics of Wine Tasting
6. 1. Sip and Saliva 7
7. 2. The Tongue: Moving the Wine 22
8. 3. Respiration and Wine Aromas 30
9. 4. The Pathway for Retronasal Airflow 38
10. 5. Swallow, Aroma Burst, and Finish 48
11. Part II. How Sensory Systems Create the Taste of Wine
12. 6. Sight 57
13. 7. Orthonasal Smell 69
14. 8. Orthonasal Smell 80
15. 9. Orthonasal Smell 88
16. 10. Touch and the Mouthfeel of Wine 98
17. 11. Taste Modalities and Wine Tasting 106
18. 12. Creating Taste Perception 115
19. 13. Retronasal Smell 122
20. 14. Retronasal Smell 129
21. 15. Retronasal Smell 135
22. Part III. How Central Brain Systems Create the Plea sure of the Taste of Wine
23. 16. Wine Tasting, Gender, and Aging 143
24. 17. Memory and Wine Tasting 151
25. 18. The Language of Wine Tasting 157
26. 19. Pleasure 162
27. 20. Practical Applications of Neuroenology to the Plea sure of Wine Tasting 168
28. Appendix: A Wine- Tasting Tutorial with Jean- Claude Berrouet 175
29. Bibliography 185
30. Index 193