Niche Wine Blog

Grapes Respond to...Music?

I'm sure many of you remember learning about the famed research study, or studies, in Psychology class about how babies hear and remember music played for them while still inside the mother's womb.   Now, I almost majored in Psychology, but  ended up drifting toward another concentration, benevolent in theory, yet quite capricious in practicality, Environmental Studies.  While I have a huge amount of respect and support for both fields, I have some trouble believing certain things when it comes to research, unless there is substantial evidence.

Winerybound...Your All American Guide to Wineries

Have you ever wondered what wine from Arizona, Idaho, or even Hawaii tastes like?  It may be wonderful, it may be terrible, but you never know until you try it.  As a wedding gift, my husband (still not quite used to saying this yet) and I received a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot from Sonoita Vineyards in Elgin, AZ.  While I haven't tried it yet, I was so excited to receive it because it's an unknown, something different from the all too common California wine monopoly.