TY - JOUR 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. SP - 440 LP - 444 DO - 10.5344/ajev.1998.49.4.440 VL - 49 IS - 4 AU - Valerio L. Gutierrez Afonso AU - Jacinto Darias AU - Rafael Armas AU - Ma Rosa Medina AU - M. Eugenio Diaz Y1 - 1998/01/01 UR - http://www.ajevonline.org/content/49/4/440.abstract N2 - 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. ER -