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As my wine glass gently weeps

30 Dec 2022 Tushna Commissariat

Tushna Commissariat ponders the surprising fluid dynamics of wine

A wine glass and its shadow showing legs or tears on the glass
It's got legs Wine in a glass has some interesting fluid dynamics. (Courtesy: iStock/Georgia-Court)
See, swirl, sniff, sip and savour – these are the five S’s of wine tasting. You, or the oenophil

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