Ten Aromas
Top ten aromas you don’t want to smell in your wine this fall.
Compound | What it Smells Like |
Acetaldehyde | Stale straw; roasted nuts |
Amyl-acetate | Fake candy banana flavoring |
Brettanomyces | Barnyards, fecal matter, gamey horses |
Cork taint | Damp dog in damp basement sitting on damp cardboard |
Butyric acid | Rancid butter |
Ethyl acetate | Weak vinegar, paint thinner, nail polish remover |
Hydrogen sulfide | Rotten eggs, garlic that has gone bad |
Mercaptans | Burnt garlic or onion |
Oxidation | Cooked bruised fruit and walnuts |
Sulfur dioxide | Burnt matches |