Volume IV · Aroma Library
Learn aroma notes, flavor vocabulary, and wine styles through guided training.
Three Chambers of Practice
Study the aroma library. Open each card to read the apothecary's notes.
Receive a sensory clue. Identify the aroma it describes.
Combine aromas to identify a complete wine archetype.
21 cards · 0 learned
Dark, glossy berry with a sharp, slightly green edge.
Bright red fruit, lifted, slightly sweet, faintly almond on the finish.
Deep, brambly, slightly jammy fruit with a wild edge.
Bright, oily citrus peel, lifted and aromatic.
Powdery, perfumed, faintly sweet — a whispered floral.
Velvety, warm, romantic floral with a hint of honey.
Damp autumnal forest floor — leafy, melancholic, alive.
Damp, umami, gently funky — porcini in the cellar air.
Heady, savory, almost gamey — luxurious decay.
Sharp, warming, freshly cracked spice in the nostril.
Sweet, creamy, comforting — warm bakery air.
Warm, slightly numbing, fragrant Christmas spice.
Dry, fragrant softwood — pencil shavings and fine joinery.
Cool ash, distant bonfire, lapsang in the glass.
Cool, almost imaginary — rain on slate.
Sea breeze, brine, the rim of an oyster shell.
Cool, lifted, garden-fresh herb.
Sun-warmed Mediterranean scrubland — thyme, rosemary, lavender.
Warm, soft, golden — buttered toast in the morning.
Damp cardboard, wet dog, musty cellar — fruit silenced.
Barnyard, horse blanket, savory funk — divisive at any dose.
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Recommended Next Training
Open any drawer of the aroma library. Each card is a small evening of practice.
When the aroma drawers feel familiar, take what you know to the candlelit tasting room.