Saw this on @HeadStoryteller’s twitter feed:
Expectation or Sensorial Reality? An Empirical Investigation of the Biodynamic Calendar for Wine Drinkers
Wendy V. Parr , Dominique Valentin, Phil Reedman, Claire Grose, James A. Green
Published: January 3, 2017
Choice quotes:
The study’s aim was to investigate a central tenet of biodynamic philosophy as applied to wine tasting, namely that wines taste different in systematic ways on days determined by the lunar cycle.
[…] the findings reported in the present study provide no evidence in support of the notion that how a wine tastes is associated with the lunar cycle.
Can’t say I’m surprised at the outcome, nor will I be surprised if this fails to lay the notion to rest.