You open a bottle of wine, pour yourself a glass and notice little bits in the bottom that the industry calls wine diamonds! What are wine diamonds, and should you still drink the wine? Why don't we all get the same pleasure from the same types of wine? How can one species of grape (like Riesling) lead to so many delicious varieties of wine? Why can we detect apple, lemon, or pepper in something that is made from a grape? With The Intoxicating Professor, we will drink some wonderful wine and learn a little about the science behind the answers to all these questions and more.