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Why a glass of wine cries

Shock waves might explain the flow of wine droplets after a glass is swirled.
Close-up of a glass of red wine on a bar counter.

The film of wine flowing down the inside of a glass can generate ‘tears of wine’. Credit: Alamy

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.

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Nature 579, 474 (2020)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00824-9

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