Wine changes its taste with lunar cycle

Fancy some wine today? Check out the sky for the perfect taste.

London, April 19: Fancy some wine today? Well, the fruition of your desire will end in disappointment – not because of bad selection or the bottle being corked but due to a cosmic force: the moon.A growing number of experts reckon that today is the worst possible day for a glass of the old vino.

According to scientists, wine changes its taste with the lunar cycle. And most of yesterday and today is a Root period, when the moon casts an unpleasant flavour. It has emerged that Tesco and Marks & Spencer only invite critics to taste their ranges when the moon-related biodynamic calendar dictates that wines will be at their best. Both firms pay strict attention to a moon calendar published for nearly half a century by a German great-grandmother called Maria Thun. She has divided the days of the year into ``fruit``, ``flower``, ``leaf`` and ``root`` – the first two are best for drinking wine, the second two worst. Pierpaolo Petrassi, Tesco`s senior product development manager, admitted his firm held its tastings in line with the calendar. "Our first choice is a fruit day. We seek to avoid root and leaf days. It may be a little step beyond what consumers can comprehend. We have so many other things to educate consumers about,” The Scotsman quoted Petrassi, as saying. M&S winemaker Jo Ahearne is another convert. "Before the tasting, I was really unconvinced, but the difference between the days was so obvious I was blown away," he said. David Motion, a London wine merchant, said: "I live in the city and don`t think much about nature, but it is clear it has an influence." ANI