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Studies have shown how everything from the type of cork to the style of the label can influence the taste of wine.

Clear bottles let sunlight reach the wine, which can lead to sun strike. In the worst cases, this can leave your wine tasting of wet dog, boiled cabbage, and drains - no matter how much you paid for it.

Experts from the University of Bordeaux say that artificial intelligence (AI) can detect the chemical profiles in wine with remarkable accuracy.

An analysis of 50 years worth of wine scores from the Bordeaux wine region revealed that years with warmer summers and wetter winters resulted in better vintages.

A new study suggests the flower arrangement at the centre of the table could change peoples perception of the wine in their glass.

Oxford Universitys Professor Charles Spence has explained the phenomenon, which hes dubbed the Provencal Rosé Paradox.

Research by the Yunnan Agricultural University in China suggests that the grapes used to make top European wines may actually be from Western Asia and the Caucasus.

Researchers from the University of Trento found that wines stored in transparent vessels can react with light to develop nasty aromas, including boiled cabbage and wet dog.

A team of academics at the University of Oxford and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden said that our preferences are determined by the structure of each odour molecule.

The facility, opened by the French National Institute for Research into Agriculture, Food and the Environment, will preserve tissues from the vines at -320°F (-196°C) in liquid nitrogen in a cryobank.