Aroma

23 May
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The smell of wine. The term is usually used for young wines (when the smell mainly comes from the grapes), while the term bouquet is reserved for old wines (when the smell becomes more complex).

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Aroma (Wikipedia)
"Odour" redirects here. Not to be confused with ODEUR.

For people with the surname, see Odor (surname). For other uses, see Odor (disambiguation).
"Aroma", "Scent", and "Stench" redirect here. For other uses, see Aroma (disambiguation). For the film, see The Scent. For the odorant added to gas fuel that is commonly called stench, see Ethanethiol.

An odor (American English) or odour (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences) is caused by one or more volatilized chemical compounds that are generally found in low concentrations that humans and many animals can perceive via their sense of smell. An odor is also called a "smell" or a "scent", which can refer to either a pleasant or an unpleasant odor.

"Smell", from Allegory of the Senses by Jan Brueghel the Elder, Museo del Prado

While "odor" and "smell" can refer to pleasant and unpleasant odors, the terms "scent", "aroma", and "fragrance" are usually reserved for pleasant-smelling odors and are frequently used in the food and cosmetic industry to describe floral scents or to refer to perfumes.

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