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Bubbles, Aroma and the Glass
5:43N16CAfter Level 5 — Champagne
Glossary
Terms that have earned their place
- Retronasal aroma
- Aroma reaching the nose from the mouth during tasting, distinct from smelling above the glass.
- Dissolved gas
- Gas present in the liquid at the molecular scale.
- Controlled comparison
- A comparison that holds relevant conditions steady while investigating a particular difference.
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Sources and further reading
- Comité Champagne service guidance; not a controlled preference trial.
- 2009 original aerosol chemical-fingerprint study; no human preference conclusion.
- 2012 original flute/coupe gas-concentration experiment with standardized etched nucleation; no universal best-glass conclusion.
- 2009 animal taste-cell study: sour-sensing cells and carbonic anhydrase 4 contribute to CO2 taste.
- 2013 human carbonated-water study: bite without visible bubbles; tactile bubbles can modulate sensation.
- Basic smell routes and distinction from common chemical sense; no clinical advice.
Sources support the teaching model; they do not make promotional regional descriptions universal bottle guarantees.