“We argue that, in the case of a pre-coated glass, the famous ‘wine tears’ emerge from a reverse undercompressive shock originating at the meniscus.” Here’s the thing: The scientists ...

I knew the tears of wine literature,” Bertozzi told Unfiltered. “So I brought in wine and glasses, and some cheese and crackers.” But leading up to the lecture, Bertozzi noticed that previous research ...

Mike Pomranz has been covering craft beer for nearly two decades and trending food and beverage news for Food & Wine for 7 years. Let’s start here: The “legs” of a wine have nothing to do ...

The drops that run down the inside of a glass after wine is swirled – called “legs” or “tears” – are caused by a shock wave interrupting the ring of fluid that sticks to the glass.

Perhaps you've noticed a ring of clear liquid near the top of your glass of wine, with droplets forming and dropping back into the wine. These are "tears of wine," also known as wine legs or "fingers.

The mysterious phenomenon called ‘tears of wine’ is produced because of shock waves within the film of wine that climbs the side of a glass. After wine is poured into a glass and swirled ...