Top Articles of 2026

• "The Myth of the Sommelier . Is there an art to wine tasting? Do the best tasters really know best?"

Cremieux (2025). "A small amount of DEG—a chemical closely related to antifreeze (ethylene glycol)—helps to mimic the luscious late-harvest taste of the highest quality dessert wines. After producers discovered this One Simple Trick, millions of gallons of DEG-adulterated wines flooded the market and flew off the shelves. Several even received rave reviews! But though DEG makes for tasty wines, it can be deadly in the right quantities. At least one bottle was found to contain enough to kill if consumed in a single sitting (luckily, there were no reported injuries, let alone deaths)."