The International Reference for Wine Tasting – Editions Jean Lenoir
Send your nose to school. With the Jean Lenoir aroma sets, you can learn, practise and perfect the analytical tasting of wine. Memorise, revise, recognise – learn the art of enjoyment in an uncomplicated and entertaining way.
Developed by French oenologist Jean Lenoir, Le Nez du Vin is an irreplaceable reference work for enthusiasts and experts alike. Whether you are a merchant, sommelier or scientist, tasting novice or flavour professional, train your olfactory memory and sharpen your senses with Jean Lenoir.
It Started with Wine – The Origin of the Aroma Lexicon
Because wine is a work of art. As the child of a winegrowing family from the French wine region Burgundy, Jean Lenoir developed a love and passion for wine in all its facets at an early age. In order to share his passion with the world and introduce people to wine as a work of art, he began giving introductory courses in wine tasting in 1978. His courses proved very popular and started a new dialogue about the nature of tasting in the wine world and beyond.
Based on his courses, Jean Lenoir finally developed the first aroma set Le Nez du Vin in 1981. The "object book" contains small glass bottles filled with aroma samples and descriptive accompanying texts that help to commit the individual scents to memory and recognise them when tasting actual wine. With Le Nez du Vin, Jean Lenoir established a new vocabulary for examining, evaluating, and discussing wine, and brought wine as a work of art into the cultural mainstream.
Since then, the publisher "Editions Jean Lenoir" has continued to develop the sets, updating them with the latest scientific findings and translating them into many different languages. The publishing house is also creating new sets on important topics such as flavour defects and oak barrel aromas. Be part of the dialogue and practise smelling and tasting with the international aroma reference.
A Language for the Nose – How the Aroma School Works
Pineapple, freshly mown hay, toasted white bread – the aromas of wine are astonishingly diverse and quickly reach beyond the obvious. Recognising and naming these components individually often seems like a closed book. The good news is that with a little patience, these skills can be trained.
Humans are excellent at remembering scents. But we often remember smells without knowing where they actually come from. In the Le Nez du Vin sets, you will find the most defining aromas of wine in pure form with clear labelling. This allows you to memorise the various aroma components individually and, with a little practice, to recognise them in the nose and on the tongue alike, as the senses of smell and taste are inextricably linked.
Each aroma collection consists of a sturdy book box with crimson fabric covering, numbered scent samples in resealable glass flacons as well as informative and generously illustrated accompanying texts enclosed in the form of brochures, cards, and entire books, depending on the size of the set.
The aromas are the result of extensive research to achieve excellent quality and purity. All scents are accurate and stable over a period of at least five years.
No Dry Theory – Playfully Becoming a Tasting Expert
The aroma sets by Jean Lenoir are the perfect tool for training your olfactory memory and sharpening your senses. The sets can be used in different ways:
- Learning material: Use the detailed books, brochures and flashcards to get to know the individual scents one at a time. Sniffing, reading, memorising, quizzing – learning vocabulary for the nose.
- Reference book: Hold the sets ready while tasting and try to match your impressions with the pure scents. Lychee or pineapple, caramel or musk? Let your nose guide you.
- Game: Smell blindly through the bottles and try to guess the aromas. Turn your training into an educational game with family and friends that enriches the lives of all participants.
The Le Nez du Vin Collections at a Glance
From the taster course to the complete edition. The publisher Editions Jean Lenoir has put together a series of collections for different levels of expertise and fields of interest. At Artedona you will find most sets in English, French, and German.
Your companion through the world of flavours and aromas. Le Nez du Vin, 54 aromas is the big treasure chest for inquisitive wine students who want to improve their wine tasting skills quickly. With 54 carefully selected aromas, the large box illustrates the enormous wealth of wine aromas. The set contains a learning card for each scent as well as a comprehensive, richly illustrated book full of valuable wine knowledge.
Small steps to success. With the sets Le Nez du Vin: 12 red wine aromas and Le Nez du Vin: 12 white wine aromas, you can concentrate specifically on the type of wine that interests you the most. As the little brother of the large treasure chest, the Le Nez du Vin 24 aromas, 12 red wine and 12 white wine aromas collection is limited to the essential components that you will want to know when tasting. The Le Nez du Vin mini set, 6 aromas is ideal for discovering the world of aromas and giving as a gift.
Intermediates and professionals will be delighted with the sets Le Nez du Vin: 12 wine aromas new oak and Le Nez du Vin: 12 faults aromas, which expand the universe of Le Nez du Vin with exciting special fields and additional information. Are you ready to test your analytical skills on other foods? Discover a range of sets for exploring whiskey and coffee at Editions Jean Lenoir.
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