RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Proposal for a Standardized Set of Sensory Terms for Pisco, a Young Muscat Wine Distillate
JF American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
JO Am J Enol Vitic.
FD American Society for Enology and Viticulture
SP 104
OP 107
DO 10.5344/ajev.2004.55.1.104
VO 55
IS 1
A1 Edmundo Bordeu
A1 Gonzalo Formas
A1 Eduardo Agosin
YR 2004
UL http://www.ajevonline.org/content/55/1/104.abstract
AB The predominantly muscat aroma of pisco, a young distillate produced in northern Chile and Peru, distinguishes it from other young spirits. Standardized terminology is necessary, however, to describe differences among the wide range of piscos. This is the first proposal for a standardized set of descriptive terminology for this type of product. A panel of trained specialists established the proposed terminology, which is displayed in a wheel format and in a list of corresponding standards.Acknowledgments: This work was funded by FONDEF 97-I1013 and Capel Distillery, Vicuña, Chile. The authors also wish to thank Alex Crawford and Marcial Peña y Lillo for their valuable discussion.