A general term that refers to the grape varieties that produce characteristic aromatic wines. More specifically, it is used for fruit and floral aromas obtained from white grape varieties such as those of Riesling, Persnia, Muscat and Traminec (especially Gevurctraminer).
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Aromatic compounds, also known as "mono- and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons", are organic compounds containing one or more aromatic rings. The word "aromatic" originates from the past grouping of molecules based on smell, before their general chemical properties were understood. The current definition of aromatic compounds does not have any relation with their smell.
Heteroarenes are closely related, since at least one carbon atom of CH group is replaced by one of the heteroatoms oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur. Examples of non-benzene compounds with aromatic properties are furan, a heterocyclic compound with a five-membered ring that includes a single oxygen atom, and pyridine, a heterocyclic compound with a six-membered ring containing one nitrogen atom. Hydrocarbons without an aromatic ring are called aliphatic.