In most lines of work, an office filled with wine bottles might raise eyebrows. At the Food and Wine Science & Technology laboratory, located in the heart of France’s Burgundy wine region, it would be more concerning if there weren’t any. Researchers at the lab study what happens to wine after it leaves the winery, investigating the physical and chemical processes that shape a bottle long after it is first corked. One of the biggest questions in modern enology—the science of wine and wine...