Foster + Partners winery blends into beautiful French landscape

We often associate high-profile firm Foster + Partners with massive projects like the 50 Hudson Yards skyscraper, but its most recent work is far more modest in comparison. Named Le Dôme Winery, the building is designed to take its place well among the… Continue reading Foster + Partners winery blends into beautiful French landscape

Space-aged wine expected to fetch $1 million at auction

The space-aged vintage Pétrus 2000

A wine that spent 14 months on the International Space Station (ISS) is being offered up for sale by auction house Christie’s. One of a dozen bottles of vintage Pétrus 2000 sent to the space station by Space Cargo Unlimited, it could bring an estimated US$1 million through Christie’s Private Sales, which will go to fund future space missions.

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Tasting experts sample wine aged for a year in space

If you’ve ever wondered what would happen to wine aged for a year in space then wonder no more. A recent event in France conducted the first ever tasting of “space wine”, with one expert describing it as “more evolved” than its similarly aged earthboun… Continue reading Tasting experts sample wine aged for a year in space

Magnetic nanoparticles used to clarify white wine – with less waste

Would you buy a cloudy white wine? Probably not, which is why vintners go to great lengths to clarify their product. Soon, they could do so more efficiently than ever, using newly created nanoparticles.Continue ReadingCategory: ScienceTags: University … Continue reading Magnetic nanoparticles used to clarify white wine – with less waste

Hackaday Links: January 26, 2019

The news this week was dominated by the novel coronavirus outbreak centered in Wuhan, China. Despite draconian quarantines and international travel restrictions, the infection has spread far beyond China, at least in small numbers. A few cases have been reported in the United States, but the first case reported here …read more

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