Aug 17th, 2005 · New research shows that the brain perceives an odor differently if it arrives through the nose rather than through the mouth. The finding validates techniques that wine tasters have been using for centuries to assess a vintage.
Aug 1st, 2005 · Michele Norris speaks with Roger Bennatti, a recently retired science teacher at George Stevens Academy in Blue Hill, Me., about a food preservation experiment he began 30 years ago. He and students set out to determine the shelf life of a Hostess Twinkie.
Apr 24th, 2005 · In recent years, the French wine industry has faced a growing crisis. Vineyards are struggling with debt, and under-consumption of French wine has forced the country's winemakers to compete with an increasing number of vintages from around the world.
Apr 17th, 2005 · Weekend Edition essayist Bonny Wolf deciphers some of the abstract -- even whimsical -- terminology that wine experts use to describe grapes and vintages.
Mar 30th, 2005 · Sounds of Old L.A. Jazz on 'Pachuco' March 30, 2005 · Rock critic Ed Ward finds a forgotten chapter of American pop history: the 1940s sound of East Los Angeles. Hear original recordings of vintage Latin music collected on the new CD Pachuco Boogie, from Arhoolie Records.
Dec 31st, 2004 · Reporter Richard Adams explores the history of cocktails with Ted Haigh, author of Vintage Spirits and Forgotten Cocktails. Haigh gave Adams a tour of his antique liquor collection and stirred up an old-time elixir.
Dec 22nd, 2004 · Prairie Home Companion front man Garrison Keillor looks back on his 30 years of entertaining millions of Americans with his vintage radio style. Keillor talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.
Nov 25th, 2004 · In this highly polarized election year, NPR's Noah Adams talks with Slate wine columnist Mike Steinberger about vintages from several so-called red states.