Fascinating piece, with lots of information. I learned something that I have long suspected about the sense of taste. Thanks Christa!

Who knew that the textbooks were wrong all these years??? Is the old tongue map the only myth we "educated" folk regard as fact? Steve Shaw of Shaw Vineyards asked me to clear up an error I made when describing his excellent Cabernet Sauvignon. The grapes are sourced from his own estate vineyard on Seneca Lake, not Long Island as was stated in the article. Thanks Christa for the enlightening tasting information. Cheers...