The next time you go to enjoy a white wine use this chart and try to see how many flavors you can find. Chardonnay
Apple, grapefruit, lime, clove, crisp, pear, apple cider, and tart.
Or toasty, buttery, butterscotch, fleshy, charred oak, yeasty, smoky, creamy, pineapple, hazelnut, apricot, peach, vanillin, anise, toasted almonds.
Sauvignon Blanc
Hay, grass, dill weed, spearmint/peppermint, apple, radish, celery, green olives, green beans, asparagus, bell pepper, gun metal powder, black pepper, grapefruit, wet wool, cat pee, fig, melon, peach.
Semillon
High in alcohol and extract (low in aroma and acidity), lemony, waxy, orange, grassy.
Riesling
Floral, peach, apricot, pear, apple, lichee, curry, allspice, cloves, fernlike, pine pitch, petrol, kerosene, grassy, orange, lime, pineapple, tangerine, honey.
Gewurztraminer
Lichi nuts, apricot, pineapple, geranium, honeysuckle, cinnamon, ginger, grapefruit, lemon, orange, peach, apple, roses, clove, potpurri, cold cream, sweet peas, slightly bitter when fermented dry.
Chenin Blanc
Honey, flowers, orange blossom, damp straw, apples, applesauce, honeydew melon, pear, pumpkin, grassy, bananas, lemon.
Pinot Blanc
Apple, coconut, peach, vanillin, apricot, toasty. Similar to Chardonnay without the depth or complexity.
Muscadet, Melon
Bone dry, impression of saltiness, fruity, steely.
Pinot Gris, Tokay
High extract, spiciness, lacks distinctive aroma.
Trebbiano, Ugni Blanc
Acidic, low in aroma, moderately fruity flavor.
Malvasia
High in extract, musky perfume, almond nuttiness, spicy.
Check out Characteristics of Red Wine.
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