“The wine was cold and refreshing on her tongue, sliding down her throat like a mouthful of winter air. She closed her eyes and sniffed the bouquet. Ripe apricots smashing open on gray rocks, the smell of cut grass. She still could not taste anything but bitter in the wine, but she could feel it, feel where it had come from. She turned the bottle around and read the description, smiling at the words "ripe stone fruit" and "mineral complexity.” Sense Of SmellWine DrinkingLoss Of Taste Book:Recipe for a Charmed Life Source: Recipe for a Charmed Life
“Human ‘senses’ have a hierarchy as far as loss, and taste and smell rarely made the news or a made-for-TV movie. Most people are terrified of losing sight or going deaf. Losing the ability to touch is a horrible part of paralysis. But smell and taste? Not newsworthy.” SightSmellSensesParalysisCovidDeafnessLoss Of TasteLoss Of Smell Book:When We Lost Touch Source: When We Lost Touch