Sunday, March 7, 2010

OZ WINE TOONS


The fine art of sauvignon blanc connoisseurship


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  1. RedMarch 10, 2010 at 2:27 AM

    oh so very true!

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  2. Chris PlummerMarch 10, 2010 at 2:45 AM

    Thanks Red!

    I've seen many a wine critic explain a wine's fruit association in very descriptive, right down to a certain strain of fruit terms; but when it comes to sav blanc and that 'cat pee' descriptor, that's about as far as it goes. Surely someone out there has a better grasp of urine aromas, whom might be able to help us wine tragics out with a more detailed account of what that aroma truly is ;)

    Cheers,
    Chris P

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  3. Jeremy PringleMarch 12, 2010 at 2:48 PM

    4-mercapto-4-methylpentan-2-one (4MMP), 3-mercaptohexan-1-ol (3MH), 3-mercaptohexyl acetate (3MHA)

    Check out Jamie Goodes entry, quite enlightening on many things, not just cat's piss and sav blanc:

    http://www.wineanorak.com/mercaptansinwine.htm

    cheers

    jeremy

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