In a recent article Jancis called on this year's crop of science graduates, pointing out, 'Scientists, you would not believe how many of the most basic questions about wine remain unanswered'.
But of course research requires funds, and within the wine industry funds are normally directed towards subjects regarded as critical such as, in the last few years, sustainability, climate change, new production technologies, grape genetics and vine diseases among others.
Another topic that has been much discussed is the impact of minerals in wine, and the truthfulness of the term minerality as a wine descriptor. But this matter seems...
