Living flavorings

The Belasco winemaking family has promoted a wine tourism Project in Olite, Navarra that allows visitors to educate their sense of smell with a collection of 46 aromas. The Aroma Room, the most comprehensive of its kind in Spain, provides 46 labelled, structured and ordered aromas as well as an information panel explaining the different categories of aromas in wine: primary, secondary and tertiary.

The explanatory panel in the Aroma Room describes the primary aromas, that is, those specific to the grape variety itself, the secondary aromas, which are those derived from fermentation of the musts and their transformation into wine, and lastly, the tertiary aromas which are those that develop during the oak and bottle ageing of the wine.

To gain a deeper knowledge of the different aromas of wine, they have been classed in nine groups: fruity, floral, vegetative or herbaceous, lactic, chemical, animal, balsamic, spicy, as well as a variety of aromas that are “defects” that can be found in wine.

The Aroma Room offers a stroll through the world of wine. These educational, interactive facilities invite visitors to exercise their senses and to memorise aromas and smells that will allow them to discover and enjoy each wine, each nuance and sensation.

The aromas, accompanied by additional visual and informative material encourage visitor interactivity.

Source: http://urbinavinos.blogspot.com.es/2012/08/bodegas-marco-real-en-olite-navarra.html