Wine nose

Term for a wine lover who is considered a wine connoisseur due to his "good nose" (tasting ability). It is also used jokingly for a regular wine connoisseur, whose passion for wine may be evident from his reddish-coloured nose. See under wine tasting.

For a professional sensory tasting and description of wines, two requirements must be met in order to ensure the most objective assessment possible. The tasters must have the appropriate training and experience and the rules must be defined and the framework conditions created for carrying out the tasting. For more information, see the keywords:

Geschmacksempfindung - Nase (Geruch) und Zunge (Geschmack)

Nose - Odour: 1 = Olfactory bulb, 2 = nerve cell, 3 = bone, 4 = cell layer, 5 = switch, 6 = receptor

Tongue - flavour: 1 = sweet, 2 = sour, 3 = salty, 4 = bitter, 5 = umami

100-point system to triangle test

100-point system (international evaluation system)
Official test number (German quality wine test)
Analytical testing (using technical, physical, optical and chemical aids)
Blind tasting (no information about the wines)
COS (3 quality criteria for wine evaluation)
Tasting (wine tasting)
Tasting glass (special glasses)
Tasting menu (wine tasting in combination with food)
Triangular test (qualification test for tasters)

Bottle variance to open tasting

Bottle variance (differences between bottles of the same wine)
Flight (tasting round)
Odour (perception via palate and tongue)
Flavour (perception via...

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