Oenosthesia - Blending Wine and Music

Oenosthesia - Blending Wine and Music

Share this post

 Oenosthesia - Blending Wine and Music
Oenosthesia - Blending Wine and Music
Illusions of Grandeur

Illusions of Grandeur

Background music could be inflating the size of your of Pinot

Dr Jo Burzynska's avatar
Dr Jo Burzynska
Jan 29, 2025
∙ Paid
1

Share this post

 Oenosthesia - Blending Wine and Music
Oenosthesia - Blending Wine and Music
Illusions of Grandeur
Share

At a birthday party the other weekend, we shared an elegant Champagne from a supersized bottle (pictured above). I’m the first to admit I’m not a great judge of volumes. I didn’t think it was quite a Nebuchadnezzar, a monumental 15-litre vessel named after the great Babylonian leader that requires a crane to pour. It did however, seem way mightier than a magnum.

My final guess was that it was an Imperial – that’s equivalent to eight normal 750 ml bottles. I was comforted to discover that recent research suggests that my slightly skewed perception of the bottle’s precise dimensions might not have just been down to the bubbles and celebratory atmosphere.

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Dr Jo Burzynska
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share