How long do you sniff your wine for? Minutes? A few seconds? Never? If it’s the last two, you’re missing out. As for minutes, even I as a professional wine critic haven’t tended to inhale for extended periods, given olfactory habituation means our perception of aroma decreases with time. Add an appropriate soundtrack though, and you can timestretch the olfactory experience, and draw out the full spectrum of aromas.
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