Aroma Wheel Userguide
Aroma Wheel Userguide
Aroma Wheel Userguide
The requirements of words included in the Volatile acidity/VA - resulting from oxidation or
wheel was very simply that the terms had to be acetobacter spoilage
specific and analytical, and not be hedonic or • Ethyl Acetate (few drops ethyl acetate or
the result of an integrated or judgmental
nail polish remover)
response. Floral is a general but analytical
descriptive term, whereas "fragrant", "elegant" • Acetic acid (few drops vinegar)
or "harmonious" are either imprecise and Oxidation
vague (fragrant) or hedonic, and judgmental. • Acetaldehyde (few drops of sherry)
Novice tasters often complain that they • S02 - Sulfur dioxide (dried apricots that are
"cannot smell anything" or can't think of a way orange and say they have sulfites)
to describe the aroma of wine. Fortunately, it is Brettanomyces - a horsy , barnyard smell (drop of
very easy to train our noses and brains to creosote or piece of old fashioned band-aid)
connect and quickly link terms with odors. The USINGTHEWINEAROMAWHEEL
Moldy Cork
fastest way is to make physical standards to
illustrate important and major notes in wine • TCA - Trichloroanisole (a very potent
aroma. To do this, with few exceptions, compound) (just save a wine you find that
materials available from the grocery store are has this defect)
all you need. (One of the few standards that
cannot be provided is the linalool aroma of
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this, get handiwipes: the distinct floral, citrus Canada, please contact
aroma is Linalool; Put a opened handiwipe into
The Wine Aroma Wheel is distributed in
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