That being said, when I get the compliment “You smell good,” my day, if not my week, is made. It is such a relief because it truly is something that drives me crazy not being able to know about myself ...

This negative view of wine experts isn’t only misguided, but part of a general devaluation of our sense of smell. Over 2000 years ago, Aristotle wrote that “our sense of smell is not accurate ...

Every time I smell it, I think of my cousin and I holding an umbrella and jumping from puddle to puddle in our rain boots. Although our clothes would get wet, we’d be in a really good mood!