Educating The Nose...

If you are serious about being able to identify the smells in great wine by their proper terms, you can learn the skill at home with one of these kits now available.

The Le Nez du Vin is a superb wine aroma kit that makes a beautiful gift for yourself or someone you know. It has the appearance of a large hardbound book like an Atlas or Dictionary. The vials are presented very attractively in separate slots and are numbered so that you have to guess the aroma. Then you compare the number to the master list to see if you got it right. The vials and their holders take up the right side of the "book" and pictures and descriptions of the aroma sources (fruits, flowers, etc.) are handsomely presented on large, high-quality-printed cards on the left side of the "book."

You use the vials by opening them and taking a whiff and then closing them to keep the aromas fresh. In other words, you don't ever pour the liquids out. The 54 samples give a very broad spectrum of aromas useful for wine tasting and are a great way to train your nose or keep it in "good shape" without having to open a bottle of wine. It is also fun for wine tasting parties, too.

It is expensive, but worth it.

Get It HERE

You can also get the red wine only kit.

Le Nez Kit Red Only

A less expensive option is Wine Enthusiasts Wine Essence Kit.

This unique and valuable kit allows you to speak about wine like a true professional. Learn how to taste wine while you are guided through its mysteries and pleasures. The kit is based upon international studies that have identified nine principal components of wine. The principal 'essences' along with their level of concentration and intensity are what ultimately determine a wine's flavor and character. The kit includes these nine essences sweet bitter sour smooth acetic flowery fruity oak and tannin individually bottled and carefully prepared so that the suggested dilution corresponds to their concentration in wine.

The more you use the kit the better you will be able to identify the separate tastes in wine and understand the countless ways in which they can be blended. You will also enjoy wine more and feel completely at ease when you're ordering it in restaurants or discussing it with other Wine Enthusiasts. Kit also includes a detailed instruction booklet all necessary labels and a wine tasting glass.

Get Wine Enthusiasts Wine Essence Kit HERE.