RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Descriptive Analysis of Three White Wine Varieties Cultivated in the Canary Islands JF American Journal of Enology and Viticulture JO Am J Enol Vitic. FD American Society for Enology and Viticulture SP 440 OP 444 DO 10.5344/ajev.1998.49.4.440 VO 49 IS 4 A1 Valerio L. Gutierrez Afonso A1 Jacinto Darias A1 Rafael Armas A1 Ma Rosa Medina A1 M. Eugenio Diaz YR 1998 UL http://www.ajevonline.org/content/49/4/440.abstract AB Three white wine varieties cultivated in the Canary Islands were evaluated and profiled by descriptive analysis. Trained judges rated the intensity of five aroma and four flavor-by-mouth descriptors. All descriptors, except astringency, differed significantly across wine varieties. Listan blanco wines were characterized by higher intensity of almond, black olive, and vegetative, while Verdello and Gual wines were higher in tropical fruit and acidity. Gual was also characterized highest in floral and salty.