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professional, funny, clear, concise and interesting presentations; methods available to anyone who wants to improve their sensory evaluation of wine (and not only) and reach a reasonable level; and many other useful and interesting information about wine.

I have always been curious about what contributes to the aromas, tastes and structure of wines, and this tutorial walked me through these points for just one - in an hour! The fact that it took this long suggests the detail which was very interesting, and I hope to attend other sessions to further my sensory education.

Thank you for the Riesling class. I enjoyed it very much and learned a number of useful things. I am not able to do the premium membership, but I want to show my appreciation for your work.

Great information at your fingertipz.

I really enjoyed this five-week virtual wine aroma course. Isabelle provided clear instructions ahead of each class, including which wines to buy and aroma standards to prepare, and the weekly exercises made exploring and comparing aromas both fun and engaging. I now use these skills even casually with friends, and unexpectedly, the course helped strengthen my sense of smell after COVID. I noticed I was detecting more everyday aromas again, which has been incredible and deeply rewarding.

Learning aromas this way was a lot of fun - it felt just like being in a chemistry class! The course significantly increased my awareness of aromas around me. While consistent practice is still needed to confidently detect aromas in a glass, I've also somewhat overcome my fear of sharing my perceptions of aromas and tasting notes with others. I really appreciate Isabelle for being such a great cheerleader!

I was very pleased with my purchase of the Aroma Wheel. Isabelle was quick to respond to all my questions. After placing the order the wheels arrived in short order. My group appreciated the quality and design of this particular Aroma Wheel, which will last much longer than others I have seen.

I was developing an inferiority complex about wine, thinking that I just wasn’t getting it, no more! You have demystified the subject, giving me the ability to enjoy and taste wine objectively. I am much more confident about what I perceive; I just need more practice and exposure.

Happily, Isabelle represents the best of new thinking when it comes to how to experience wine and talk about it. Out with the old fogeys and their "notes of Earl Gray tea"! In with friendly, approachable conversation that encourages every person to describe simply what they're actually seeing and tasting, not what they're "supposed" to be seeing and tasting. Isabelle is helping to dismantle the walls that wine has built around itself for far too long. Her approach is refreshing and fun!

I liked the two frameworks and the way to create my own aroma kit.

My biggest takeaway: The need to consciously practice smelling, to ingrain the aroma into the memory until it can be distinctly detected from among others.

Thank you so much for such an excellent experience.

When you eat, sometimes there'll be a subtle flavor that doesn't necessarily stand out. But now, I'm doing it mindfully and thinking, well, what was that? What made that difference? And then, I can go back and figure out what it was.

Fantastic course and content! I benefited very quickly from practicing the encoding technique and was able to identify some aromas more quickly than in previous experience.

I learned a lot during the challenge, and I look forward to spending some time doing this. These practices are such logical approaches. I never would have thought of doing these. I thought the practical assignments were great, especially creating the aroma samples. Very helpful and enjoyable.

One of the key learning moments thus far has been to recognize that for the most part, I have been ignoring the aromas around me. Hence, losing the opportunity to broaden my repertoire of associations.

Shipped very fast...exactly as described. They are conveinent to use and the extra coating adds durability. I keep one at home and one at my place of study.

As a recent WSET 3 certified wine professional, and an award winning winemaker, this course introduces a different perspective of truly focusing on the "HOW" of identifing the aromas of wine. It starts by clearly distinguishing the difference between how to "TASTE" (Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter and Umami) and how to sense/smell "AROMAs", (Orthonasel and Retronasal). The videos are easy to follow and the assigments might appear to be simple to the point you may want to just glance over them, but don't....even though they are simpe, they might suprise you on how much you can learn in a short time. It's well worth taking the time to sit in a place where you can focus on the lessons and assigments if you're serious about gaining or advancing the skill of really becoming a highly qualified wine taster. At first, I disregarded the message about the skill gained in this course vs other courses such as WSET, however, after completing this course...you'll possibly change your perspective and increase your skill as I have. This course doesn't confine you with expected outcomes when tasting wines, it teaches you "HOW" to build your own outcomes based upon how you taste and sense wine. Good luck, remember, it's just you, this course is not required, there are no "must pass" scenairos, so make the most of your time to learn the subject because "Learning IS the goal"

Living in CA, wine tasting is part of most of our in-state vacations. Ever read the descriptions and wonder how they come up with the adjectives? Well, here it is! These wheels will be easy to take on a trip to enhance our experience, they are a nice size and look durable.

Living in CA, wine tasting is part of most of our in-state vacations. Ever read the descriptions and wonder how they come up with the adjectives? Well, here it is! These wheels will be easy to take on a trip to enhance our experience, they are a nice size and look durable.

Learning wine aromas is a process that requires understanding the basic rules, practice, and commitment before noticing the benefits.  But with Isabelle's methodology, it's very easy to follow.

I bought this for my sister-in-Law the Oenophile. I got mine directly from A.C. Noble many years ago. As my title says, this is not to say these are the only flavors and aromas you can describe, they are intended to be a starting point for wine tasting, and from the center to the rim, show how flavors go from the general to the specific. A useful wheel.

Helps me to better articulate what I’m tasting.

Really enjoy having this, plus all the online support.

Muy bien presentado y muy util! Muy contenta con la compra.

I am still trying to learn, but so far our experience has been good.

Very helpful

Arrived on time

The web site was very clear and informative. I got my order on time and am a happy customer.

I think this will be very useful now that I'm trying to become an expert in wines. =)

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the wheel arrived well packaged. Ive pulled a cork & am now looking forward to trying it. Thanks.

Everything arrived as per order and in great condition .

xmas gifts that were loved by all of the recipients

Communication and delivery great. Thank you very much indeed. This is the 2nd (maybe 3rd) time I have ordered the wheels, my students really appreciate them. The material quality is also good - better than some "competitors". Thanks again - Jock

Perfect gifts for my sig. other's twin daughters, who are true wine aficionados....(and I gained significant status with them by having a 42-year friendship over time and distance with the Aroma Wheel's developer, the effervescent ACN, and calling her in their presence to catch up on ole times!)

It is a great help

I use this to assist me in my Sensory Analysis class that I'm taking as a hobby. So helpful for hobbyist wine tasting!

Seems there was less need (than thought) to collect so many volumes of Broadbent! Straightforward good touch

It really helps me identify the various aromas! And it’s fun!!

Excellent advice for those who love wine but want to be able to pick out their favorites by knowing how to describe them and share them.

I love the wheels and have had one for decades, but these new ones are even better. I also love the directions and tasting guide you can get with them.

I love being able to give this as a gifts in the envelope! And I love this wheel!

This aroma wheel was prepared by a professor and expert wine evaluator at the University of California at Davis. This is the location of the foremost school of grape growing and wine making in the United States. It is very helpful in developing a good sense of the aromas present in wine. And it should be in every serious wine fan's tool kit.

Love having the wine and champagne aroma wheels to study side by side.

I like using the wheel as a tool to focus my tasting. I also appreciate that when the wheel I ordered arrived damaged in the mail, the company was very quick to mail me a replacement, which arrived in pristine shape.

Received my order with excellent written guidance on how to use the Aroma Wheel. Looking forward to putting it use with a group of friends and some interesting wines!

I own a wine education company. I bought several of these cards for intro students to use while tasting. They are sturdy and wipe clean. They are perfect for the context I am using them and I recommend them highly. I plan to buy more in the future.

Personal touch! Excellent communication

Our wine club enjoyed this very much as we watched "Somm" on Amazon Prime and tasted 5 Tx Hill Country wines!

It's just this has been such a great course. It's almost like a sport or, music or something, you've got to repeat it. You can't just show up.

I am a novice as regards tasting wines. The course opened up the smelling sensation as gateway to tasting wine. I really never thought about wine in those terms before the course.I think it provided a strong foundation to go forward. I was pleased with learning descriptors for the different aromas. I learned a lot in a short time. The experience was effortless-because it was fun. The instructor is an experienced professional and a source of exper, practical knowledge. I'm much more confident about tasting wines and talking about it with friends.

I'm very weak on the nose. And I think I need to practice, practice, practice. I believe having all this array of aromas to practice with is going to make me much better. So I want to thank you for that, Isabelle. This has been wonderful.

Isabelle is an expert in her field . She is a wonderful educator with a passion in making sensory science approachable to anyone - weather if you are in the field of Food and beverage industry or someone who appreciates wine . She has shared her passion and knowledge to students in the Okanagan Valley who aspire to make a mark in the alcoholic beverage industry in Canada and abroad .

It felt very special to learn from someone like Isabelle whose knowledge, expertise, and approach are very unique. It makes so much more sense to follow her methods than the typical, dramatic, vague performance many people give when describing wine.

I completely lacked confidence in my ability to pick up on the aspects of a wine's aroma when I started the course. Now, I am recognizing more and more and have found that tasting wine is a lot of fun.

Very informative lessons, great exercises, a beneficial course.

Isabelle is extremely knowledgeable, patient, pragmatic, and helpful. Thank you for the course content and for putting me on a solid path as I continue my journey to enhance my wine tasting skills.

WSJ rated this as a quick guide for tasting & fun too

Great way to learn flavors

I took the WSET Level 1 and Level 2 courses in which I learned the wine lexicon and discovered 40 aromas. However, I was not taught about the potential aroma sources or how to practice aroma identification at home. I now feel more confident to train myself and to describe wine aroma.

Isabelle has put together a different wine appreciation course focused on the aroma of wine, and she even shows you how to make the aroma at home. This course is very relevant for the wine enthusiast. 

These were recommended for my class on wines of the world. An excellent choice. Helps with the aromas of wines and the food parings.

Great tool for using in my wine tasting class. Fast delivery too.

Having a quick reference for aromas and flavors I encounter in wine is quite useful. It gives me more of the subtle qualities to look for as I sip.

These are the definitive aroma wheels used at UC Davis. They are the best.

Isabelle recently presented at a seminar I organized for our annual Technical Conference; her talk addressing the Role of Sensory and Consumer Research in Wine Style Guidance was as cogent as it was eye-opening to the attendees. Her discussion of common myths surrounding wine consumers was particularly revelatory to the audience. It was a great pleasure to have a scholar of Isabelle's caliber as one of our speakers.

When I was kick-starting my career in wine sensory science, Isabelle was able to readily transfer her depth of experience and knowledge. She provided me with the methods and skills required to recruit and train an external sensory panel and to deal with the intricacies of sensory data analysis. Isabelle was wonderful to work with and has since become a valued and trusted mentor.

Isabelle is a very professional and knowledgeable individual. As part of Uncorked, she showed leadership during the planning phase and the event was a succes, as a result.

Isabelle is one of those rare professionals whose skills transcend a simple mastery of sensory science to the ability to educate and build relationships across diverse corporate functions. Isabelle's ability to educate me about the nature of and value of sensory science was instrumental in evolving the relationship between our departments from one of distrust to full cooperation - epitomized by our co-presentation of sensory research at industry seminars. Isabelle was a pleasure to work with on both a professional and interpersonal level.