12 Aromas - Wine Faults Kit

The Le Nez du Vin – 12 Aromas Wine Faults Kit is an essential training tool for identifying and understanding the most common faults found in wine. Designed for both professionals and serious enthusiasts, this kit allows you to quickly recognize when a bottle is flawed—whether due to cork taint, oxidation, reduction, or other common defects.

Featuring 12 reference aroma molecules directly linked to the chemical composition of affected wines, the Wine Faults Kit helps you develop the sensory memory needed to detect faults with confidence. Used as required course material at leading enology institutions including UC Davis, this kit is an indispensable companion to the Master Kit and a valuable resource for anyone serious about wine education.

Presented in a refined cloth-bound book format, it combines educational depth with elegant presentation suitable for classrooms, tastings, and professional training environments.

This pack contains one Wine Faults Kit.

Kit Contents

• 12 aroma vials representing common wine faults
• 1 instructional manual
• Cloth-bound book-style presentation case

What You Will Learn

• Recognize and memorize major wine faults including cork taint, oxidation, and reduction
• Understand how common wine faults occur
• Learn how faults can be avoided during production and storage
• Identify when faults can be corrected or their effects minimized

Aroma List

1. Green Bell Pepper*
2. Mustiness
3. Sulphite
4. Onion
5. Cabbage
6. Rancid Butter*
7. Bruised Apple
8. Shoe Polish*
9. Vinegar
10. Nail Polish Remover
11. Horse Sweat
12. Cork Taint

*New aromas compared to the original 1997 edition.

Application

• Professional wine training
• Sommelier certification preparation
• Enology coursework
• Structured tasting education

Brand: Le Nez du Vin

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