Rätt musik till rätt vin

Uppenbarligen bör man tänka på vad man lyssnar på för musik när man uppskattar sitt vin. En ny undersökning från Heriot Watt University visar att typen av musik har stor betydelse för hur ett vin upplevs.

Four types of music were played - Carmina Burana by Orff ("powerful and heavy"), Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky ("subtle and refined"), Just Can't Get Enough by Nouvelle Vague ("zingy and refreshing") and Slow Breakdown by Michael Brook ("mellow and soft")

The white wine was rated 40% more zingy and refreshing when that music was played, but only 26% more mellow and soft when music in that category was heard.

The red was altered 25% by mellow and fresh music, yet 60% by powerful and heavy music.

The results were put down to "cognitive priming theory", where the music sets up the brain to respond to the wine in a certain way.

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Detta måste testas. Nästa flaska vi dricker ska få sällskap av varierande musik. Artikeln har några förslag:

Cabernet Sauvignon: All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix), Honky Tonk Woman (Rolling Stones), Live And Let Die (Paul McCartney and Wings), Won't Get Fooled Again (The Who)

Chardonnay: Atomic (Blondie), Rock DJ (Robbie Williams), What's Love Got To Do With It (Tina Turner), Spinning Around (Kylie Minogue)

Syrah: Nessun Dorma (Puccini), Orinoco Flow (Enya), Chariots Of Fire (Vangelis), Canon (Johann Pachelbel)

Merlot: Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay (Otis Redding), Easy (Lionel Ritchie), Over The Rainbow (Eva Cassidy), Heartbeats (Jose Gonzalez)

Blondies Atomic till en ofatad frisk Chardonnay låter helt rätt, men det lär inte vara en Parkersk tjock-Syrah de har i åtanke när Pachelbels kanon och Chariots of Fire nämns som passande ackompanjemang till den druvan.