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Number of bottles of Bordeaux sent to the International Space Station earlier this month by Space Cargo Unlimited, a Luxembourg-based start-up. The wine is part of an experiment by French and German universities to determine how decreased gravity and space radiation affect aging in wine. The wine will remain at the space station for a year.

Which word below refers to the idea that a substance, an animal, or a plant has a specific quality that’s perceptible to our olfactory senses?

A. Aroma

B. Odor

C. Scent

D. Smell

According to Merriam-Webster dictionary, although scent, smell, odor and aroma are often used interchangeably, those four words mean slightly different things. Scent applies to the specific smell given off by a substance, an animal, or a plant. (As in: this cabernet franc has the scent of violets). Smell implies solely the sensation without suggestion of quality or character. (As in: a unique smell wafted out of the glass). Odor may imply a stronger or more readily distinguished scent or it may be equivalent to smell. (A wine with a strong odor). Aroma suggests a somewhat penetrating, usually pleasant odor. (The aroma of zinfandel just beginning to ferment).

Colonial Quaff

Colonial Americans of the eighteenth century drank wine liberally as part of a healthy lifestyle. Folk medicine pamphlets of the time suggest wine and herb/ wine tonics as remedies for everything from warts to injuries… Continue reading

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