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Fault Descriptors:

Origin Category Molecule
     

Harvest

Vegetal

Trans-2-Hexanal

Oxygen

Rotten Apple

acetaldehyde (ethanal)

 

Vinegar

acetic acid

 

Glue

ethyl acetate

 

Soap

decanoic acid

Sulfur

Sulfur

SO2

 

Rotten egg

H2S

 

Onion

ethanethiol (mercaptan)

 

Cauliflower

Dimethyl suphide

Phenols

Horse

ethyl-4-phenol

Fungi

Mouldy-Earthy

2-ethyl-fenchol

 

Cork/Wet cardboard

trichloroanisole (TCA)

Training Methods

Le Nez Du Vin Aroma Kits (expensive)
Phillip Rich Wine Appreciation Kits (very reasonable but hard to find)
Use evaluation sheets and descriptors and just train yourself (cheap)
You really can do this, just get your palette very well educated with the foods and things that are descriptors and practice detecting them in the wines you try.

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