Table 3.
Aroma and palate attributes used for sensory analysis of control and smoke-affected wines.
Attribute | Description |
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Aroma | |
Fruit | The overall intensity of fruit aroma |
Smoke | Perception of smoke aroma, including smoked meat/bacon, toasty, charry, cigar box |
Cold ash | Burnt aroma associated with ash, including ashtray, tarry, campfire |
Earthy | Aromas associated with musty, dusty, wet wood, barnyard, mushroom, dank, moldy |
Medicinal | Aromas characteristic of band-aids, disinfectant, cleaning products, solvents |
Palate | |
Fruit flavor | The overall intensity of fruit flavor |
Smoky flavor | Perception of smoke flavor, including bacon and smoked meat |
Ashy aftertaste | Length of taste associated with residue of ashtray perceived in the mouth after expectorating, including coal ash, ashtray, tarry, acrid, campfire |
Woody aftertaste | Length of taste associated with woody residue, including wood, oak, pencil shavings |
Medicinal flavor | Flavors characteristic of band-aids, disinfectant, cleaning products, solvents |
Metallic | The “tinny” flavor associated with metals |
Bitter | Intensity of bitter taste/aftertaste |
Drying | Drying, puckering mouthfeel after expectoration of the wine |
Acidity | Intensity of sour/acid taste |