Comparison of conventional profiling by a trained tasting panel and free profiling by wine professionals

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 508-517

  Perrin, Lucie ^a,b   Symoneaux, Ronan ^a   Maître, Isabelle ^a   Asselin, Christian ^b   Jourjon, Frédérique ^a   Pagès, Jérôme ^c  

^a Ecole Superieure d'Agriculture   (France)

^b Interloire   (France)

^c AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Conventional profiling; Free profiling; Sensory analysis; Wine experts

Indexed keywords

EID: 38849091462     PISSN: 00029254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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