A German wine grower has begun playing classical music to his wine, claiming it results in better quality wine with more body and richer aroma.

For one hour every day during the 10-week fermentation process, Christian Butz from Hochstadt in south-west Germany exposes his maturing wine to music ranging from Johannes Brahms’ Lullaby to Georges Bizet’s Carmen.

The results speak for themselves with all 25 participants in a blind wine-tasting preferring the wine that had been fermented to music.

“There is great demand for the music wine, which sells out quickly,” explains Butz.

The idea of using music as a part of the wine maturing process was based on scientific studies that show sound waves can produce changes in the human body’s autonomic and immune systems.

“If sound wave frequencies can have an impact on our health, then why shouldn’t it also work for wine?” he asks.

The energy sound system used by the 40-year-old wine grower was developed by musician and health therapist Dirk Kolberg.