Have a glass while you listen
I was interested to read that listening to music stimulates the type of wine you drink. Apparently Jimi Hendrix (a man who certainly extolled the importance of listening and as a result a favored icon of TLC) drives you to Cabernet Sauvignon while Chardonnay makes a perfect accompaniment to "Atomic" by Blondie.
Furthermore, wine impresario Clark Smith’s theory that the music you chose to drink wine to has a notable effect on the taste seems to have proven results. Clark’s theory expands on the idea that although we all have different tastes most people can agree on what is harmonious and what is dissident. He considers the same mental processes to be at work in our judgment of wine and music.
This emphasizes the particularly important contribution listening makes on mood and harmony, which our culture, dominated by visual input tends to overlook. Our sensitivity to sound bites runs through our entire system impacting on the positivity or negativity of an experience.
Well, at last - it is great to hear that even the Vintners are catching onto the importance of listening!
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