14 DAY TRIAL // Of all the things one would ever consider sticking inside the microwave oven even for a minute, odds are wine is way down on the list.
Still, according to a researcher at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, microwaving pinot noir is by no means a bad idea. On the contrary, it's actually a very inspired one.
Anna Carew says that pinot noir that's been microwaved tastes better than traditional varieties. Besides, it has a richer color.
Apparently, this happens because the electromagnetic radiation that the wine is exposed to while inside one such oven loosens the crushed grapes' cells from the inside, ABC News explains.
Presently, Anna Carew is looking to roll out commercial trials intended to test whether other people also find microwaved pinot noir more appealing.
“I guess that some wine makers would find it is quite counter to traditional wine making practices so it is not really for those people who like to make wine in a very traditional way. But for the winemakers who are interested in innovation, they have been really excited by it,” the researcher says.