Ep 409: Wine Aromas Explained

<p style="text-align: center;"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><em><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/45638/rose-g8fc0fc415_640.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="266" /><br /></em></span><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><em>Photo: Pixabay<br /></em></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style= "font-size: 10pt;"><em>Note: I recorded this right before I got sick so I sound a little 'throaty' but I hope you'll enjoy the show nonetheless!<br /> <br /></em></span></p> <p>For the first show of 2022, we start out with a dorky one and answer the question:</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Where does aroma come from and are the things people describe in wine like roses, smoke, and pepper real or total BS?</strong></em></p> <p> </p> <p>We take the questions head on and give some answers that may surprise you! Enjoy and thanks for your continued support of the show and all we do!</p> <p> </p> <p>Here are the show notes: </p> <p>We start with the basic, defining <strong>aroma</strong>, as I do in the <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Wine-Normal-People-Guide-Snobbery/dp/1452171343/ref=sr_1_1?crid=37C7YEHHU602M&keywords=wine+for+normal+people&qid=1642038528&s=books&sprefix=wine+for+no%2Cstripbooks%2C133&sr=1-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Wine for Normal People book:</a> The smells unique to the grape variety, demonstrated in a varietal wine in its youth.</p> <p> </p> <p>We discuss perception, wine tasting, and then I review some very cool findings from this article, <a href= "https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/52244">“Aroma Compounds in Wine” By Fengmei Zhu, Bin Du and Jun Li, Published: October 19th 2016</a></p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/45638/Head_Olfactory_Nerve_Labeled.png" alt="" width="400" height="367" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href= "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68370471"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"> "File:Head Olfactory Nerve Labeled.png" by Patrick J. Lynch, medical illustrator is