tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703965921091069609.post6469218278572426291..comments2023-11-22T13:45:42.093-05:00Comments on Ancient Fire Beverage Blog: Follow Your Nose, Field Work for Wine LoversJason Phelpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14877600888412262376noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5703965921091069609.post-15537891046946883792012-04-04T17:42:11.374-04:002012-04-04T17:42:11.374-04:00As someone who often gets a burst of visual memori...As someone who often gets a burst of visual memories from smell, even before discrete odors are identified, I find this topic fascinating. It is a common experience for me to put my nose in a glass, and see a memory of something like the field next to my grandparent's house, in late spring, and then realize that it is the memory of the many wild strawberry flowers there, that is being reactivated.<br /><br />Humans may not have the same nasal data capacities as our house pets, but I also believe that regular folks (read - "not wine obsessed"), can get a lot more information from the shnoz than most are conditioned to. Quieting the frontal lobe, and focusing the attention goes a long way. Both senses, smell and taste, unlike the other three ( or four in some cases ;), require intake and integration of actual substances, rather than wavelength energy, so I feel there is a certain elevated intimacy with the conscious acquisition of 'data' through these channels.<br />Cheers.Todd - VT Wine Mediahttp://www.vtwinemedia.comnoreply@blogger.com