Wine expertise: Current theories and findings regarding its nature and bases

Food Australia

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 193-196

  Hughson, Angus L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SENSORY ANALYSIS;

FOOD PRODUCTS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; MIXTURES; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

WINE;

EID: 0037995736     PISSN: 10325298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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