Why We All Smell Wine Differently

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It never ceases to amaze me how differently we all interpret and experience wine. I possess a pretty good palate and when reading a winemaker’s notes and sipping that wine I’ll not hit on a a single essence, aroma or taste described.

Here’s a great article which suggests with over a million variations via our 400 human smell receptors, why wine–like art–is in the eye (and nose) of the beholder.

 

http://www.wineindustryinsight.com/ex_nf.php?url=http://today.duke.edu/2013/12/hiroodor

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