Wine Flavor Wheel

Wines have diverse tastes, from fruity citrus to pungent petroleum. Drag your mouse over the outer labels to help you decide what wine to try next.


CNS interactive graphic by Marlena Chertock


Citrus
Berry
Tree fruit
Tropical fruit
Dried fruit
Other
Fresh
Canned/
cooked
Dried
Nutty
Caramel
Resinous
Phenolic
Burned
Earthy
Moldy
Petroleum
Sulfur
Pungent
Hot
Cool
Oxidized
Yeasty
Lactic
Other
Floral
Spicy
Fruity
Herbaceous/
vegetative
Nutty
Caramel
Woody
Earthy
Chemical
Pungent
Oxidized
Microbiological
Floral
Spicy