Sign in Get started

Tagged in

Wine Science

Common Road Wine

Common Road Wine breaks down complicated wine science topics for an audience of wine enthusiasts, amateurs, and professionals.

More information

Followers

30

More, on Medium

Wine Science

Charlotte Adams in Common Road Wine

A grape cluster applies carotenoid “sunscreen” to itself.

Why Does Riesling Smell Like Gasoline?

Wine Aroma Series: Norisoprenoids

Charlotte Adams in Common Road Wine

A guava, passionfruit, and grapefruit personified, holding up glasses of white wine

Why Some Wines Smell Like Tropical Fruits

Wine Aroma Series: Thiols

Charlotte Adams in Common Road Wine

A green bell pepper dressed up as a queen to show that this aroma is the “Pyrazine Queen.”

Why Some Wines Smell Like Green Bell Peppers

Wine Aroma Series: Pyrazines

Charlotte Adams in Common Road Wine

A drawing of four common terpene aromas (geranium, lemon, rose, lavender) next to their chemical symbols

Why Some Wines Smell Like Flowers

Wine Aroma Series: Terpenes

Charlotte Adams in Common Road Wine

Aroma precursors being “revealed” by yeast enzymes during wine fermentation

How Wine Aromas Are “Revealed” Over Time

Charlotte Adams in Common Road Wine

Why Doesn’t Wine Just Smell Like Grapes?

An intro to wine aromas

Charlotte Adams in Common Road Wine

Untangling Terroir

What is terroir and how does it impact wine aromas?

Charlotte Adams in Common Road Wine

antique wine bottles

The Vintage Effect

How weather impacts wine

Charlotte Adams in Common Road Wine

bottles of wine on a shelf

What is “Good” Wine?

Can good wine be defined by science, or is it based on subjective opinions alone?

Charlotte Adams in Common Road Wine

4 Fundamentals of Vineyard Science

Trying to understand wine science without understanding vine…