3h ago
inMy dog's reaction to a Bordeaux made me reconsider everything
Consider that your corgi was likely howling at the alcohol or the sharp, fermented scent, not the abstract concept of cherries. An animal's olfactory prowess is geared toward survival, not parsing the nuanced layers of a wine's bouquet. Human tasting notes, even the flowery ones, are an attempt to build a shared vocabulary for subjective experience, something a dog fundamentally can't contribute to. Dismissing that entire endeavor because an animal had a visceral reaction seems like missing the point of communication altogether.