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| 09-11-19 12:00AM |
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| 08-02-18 12:00AM |
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The liquorice plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, is a legume native to southern Europe and Asia. Its root is what we call liquorice. Most liquorice products are flavored with the sweet substance that can be exctracted from it, » Read the Full Entry |
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| 08-01-3 12:00AM |
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Vanilla derives from the fruit of the orchid Vanilla Planifolia which originated in Mexico. This delicate and intense aroma is easy to recognize and it can be found in every single wine that spend some time in new oak casks. Chemically, ... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-12-29 12:00AM |
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Black Pepper (Piper Nigrum) is native of India. Its fruit, the peppercorn, is usually dried and used as spice. In wine, pepper is probably the most important reference aroma for "spi... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-11-5 12:00AM |
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Truffles are fungi that, like many other mushrooms, live in symbiosis with several different species of trees. They are the most difficult to find and the most sought after in fine cuisine. Moreover, their aroma can also be found in wine. Three different types of truffle are mainly known in Europe: ... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-11-3 12:00AM |
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"Green Pepper" is a very distinct scent which can be classified as "VEGETAL". The reference vegetable is one of the species of Capsicum Annuum. In the same family we can find green... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-10-30 12:00AM |
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The Blackcurrant, Ribes Nigrum, is a type of Ribes native to eastern Europe. It is known in France as Cassis. Its rich black juice is often used in the production of liquers and co... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-10-3 12:00AM |
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Last weekend, as usual in this period of the year, I went mushroom hunting on the Cascade Mountains in Washington State. Interestingly enough, I collected for the first time in my life a mushroom fairly rare in my home region in Italy but very abudant here. T... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-06-9 12:00AM |
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Violet is a common and desirable odour in red wines and is sometimes even perceived in some white wines, especially in Viogniers from Northern Rhône. This wild plant, Viola odorata, is quite common in Italy and France and can be found in na... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-06-3 12:00AM |
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Cherry is on of the most popular and pleasant aromas that can be found in red wine. According to the wine, it can be perceived as fresh red cherry, wild cherry, black cherry or cherry jam. In nature this fruit originates from two different trees: the regular cherry derives from » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-05-9 12:00AM |
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I am sure that you described a wine "Buttery" several times. At least, you have heard somebody saying that. What does exactly mean Buttery and how does this particular aroma develop? First, let's start saying that butter is an emulsion of 15% water and 85% fat produced from churned cream. You can fi... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-05-30 12:00AM |
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Blackberry is the "dark-sister" of raspberry for shape, texture, juicyness and, in many aspects, flavour. In fact, both fruits are acidic and sweet at the same time. Blackberries distinguish themselves for a more rustic, bold and wild aroma. Botanically, wild blackberries are the fruit of <... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-05-29 12:00AM |
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Raspberry is another delicious fruit with a strongly recognizable flavour and aroma. Botanically, the name of the plant is Rubus Idaeus. In wine, this nuance is easily detected and it is linked with the varietal character of the grapes. It... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-05-28 12:00AM |
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Strawberries are certainly one of the most delicious fruit to eat. For lucky people that live in the mountains, there is the wild variety of strawberry, Fragaria Vesca. For everybody else, the rich, bigger cultivated one available in the st... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-05-27 12:00AM |
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This particular smell has caused many sceptic reactions among wine drinkers. In fact, the relatively unfamiliar aroma of blackcurrant bud is very similar to the one of cat's urine. Actually, there are several differ... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-05-26 12:00AM |
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Hawthorn belongs to the Rosaceae family and it is also known as the may tree. Its nuance reminds of anise and bitter almonds and is quite common in wines made with Chardonnay grapes. Usually this smell is hard to recognize at first. Hawthorn is mainly recogni... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-05-22 12:00AM |
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Wine and honey have been associated with each other for a long time. In fact, in acient times, Romans and Greeks used to sweeten their wines with honey. The roman version was called Mulsum and the Greek version was known as Oinomeli. Today wine and honey are a... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-05-21 12:00AM |
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Pear fruit originates from the indigenous European tree, Pirus Communis. It was already a popular fruit in Roman times: Plinius listed 38 varieties at the time. Nowdays we know of about 1500 different varieties. This fruit is firm but juicy and it has a fin... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-05-20 12:00AM |
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The fruit Lychee is produced by the tree Nephelium litchi and is indigenous of China, India and the Asian archipelago. Lychee fruit has a very nice aspect: hard brown shell, translucent delicate flesh and a shiny oblong seed. Many different odorants are found ... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-05-17 12:00AM |
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This fruit originated with all probabilities in South America but is nowdays cultivated succesfully also in Africa and Asia. Botanically, the name of this fruit is Ananas Comosus. It is very rich in fibers and it is considered able to help burn fats. Whenever... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-05-15 12:00AM |
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Grapefruit belongs to the citrus family and is also the largest of them. Grapefruit originated in Malaysia but nowdays is widely cultivated in Florida and Israel. The taste of grapefruit has a peculiar tartness. Its aroma is generated by the molecule nootkat... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-05-13 12:00AM |
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In most people mind lemon is almost a synonim of freshness and elegance. If you think of lemon you have in mind its lively pungent aroma. Often, its fresh zingy smell is associated with the fruit's acidity. That is a common mistake. In ... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-05-11 12:00AM |
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Hazelnuts have an unmistakable mellow buttery finesse. In wine, the compounds responsible for this nuance are gamma-heptanolide and delta-nonanolide. Generally speaking, butter, hazelnut and toast are perceived at the same time because each of them contains Dia... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 07-05-10 12:00AM |
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It seems strange, but no chemical compound responsible for this nuance has yet been identified. Neverthless, this sensation is widely shared among all wine drinkers. This aroma is very powerful and marries perfectly with the buttery tones of some great Chardonnays and with the coffee nuances of old ... » Read the Full Entry |
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| 05-07-4 9:55AM |
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Wine history is at least as long as the history of major ancient societies. 60 million years old Vines fossils prove for the first time the existing of grapes. Descriptions of grapes and wine can be found in all major text, from the Odyssey and Iliad to the Bible, passing of course through all Ro... » Read the Full Entry |
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