Sauvignon Blanc beyond aroma bingo

Glossary

Terms that have earned their place

Blend

A wine made by combining grape varieties or wine components.

Aroma intensity

How quiet or loud the smell seems.

Aroma family

A broad group such as green or herbal, citrus, tropical, floral, or other/uncertain.

Methoxypyrazines

A compound family that can contribute green impressions; it is not a grape fingerprint.

Thiols

Sulfur-containing compounds that can contribute tropical, citrus, boxwood-like, or other impressions depending on concentration and context.

Constellation

The combined pattern of several relatively independent sensory dimensions.