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“ Hormone fluctuations affect women differently and individual reactions and experiences can be as varied as fingerprints. There are some women who say that attributing women’s reactions to the world should not be judged against a hormonal backdrop for fear of discrimination and labeling. Although it is a justified concern, I think women should be more aware of how their bodies and minds change within that 28 to 30 day cycle. It might also explain why that Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir is just not as enjoyable during the latter part of your cycle as it was two weeks earlier. Hormonal fluctuations should be taken into consideration when wine tasting and possibly basing a large volume purchase based on that tasting. I am not suggesting women should schedule and plan their lives around their hormonal cycle. However, women should be more aware of how perceptions of reality can also fluctuate from one week to the next and what effect that has not only on wine appreciation but also on alcohol tolerance.”

by Irene Gross