A fun fact for today: laydbugs taste very bitter. Wikipedia:
Ladybird taint
Some insects present in the grapes at harvest inevitably end up in the press and for the most part are inoffensive. Others, notably types of ladybirds, or the multicoloured asian lady beetle, release unpleasant volatile compounds as a defensive mechanism when disturbed. In sufficient quantities these can affect the wine’s bouquet and taste. With an olfactory detection threshold of a few ppb, the principal active compounds are methoxypyrazines, or pyrazines, that are perceived as rancid peanut butter, bitter herbaceous, green bell pepper, or cat urine. This is also a naturally occurring compound in Sauvignon grapes and so ladybug taint has been known to make Rieslings taste like Sauvignon Blanc.
Sisyphos over 12 years ago
Well, Gary, now you don’t need to fetch a container….
pcolli over 12 years ago
Problem solved – it’s been contained.
V-Beast over 12 years ago
Leo is pretty efficient at setting things free.
Stephen Post over 12 years ago
A fun fact for today: laydbugs taste very bitter. Wikipedia:
Ladybird taint
Some insects present in the grapes at harvest inevitably end up in the press and for the most part are inoffensive. Others, notably types of ladybirds, or the multicoloured asian lady beetle, release unpleasant volatile compounds as a defensive mechanism when disturbed. In sufficient quantities these can affect the wine’s bouquet and taste. With an olfactory detection threshold of a few ppb, the principal active compounds are methoxypyrazines, or pyrazines, that are perceived as rancid peanut butter, bitter herbaceous, green bell pepper, or cat urine. This is also a naturally occurring compound in Sauvignon grapes and so ladybug taint has been known to make Rieslings taste like Sauvignon Blanc.
madvirgo over 12 years ago
Speaking of ladybugs, whatever happened to that poor baby?
my_discworld over 12 years ago
AUGH why, Leo? Those things taste dreadful! and yes, spoken from experience.