SIMURG
primary aroma
EN
n.
Odorous characteristic of wine deriving from ripe grapes.1
The primary aromas are the ones of the grape itself before it becomes wine. The most prominent family of evaporating materials from the primary aromas is of the terpenol alcohols, which provide tropical smells – pineapple, melon, papaya, and more. The grape varieties with the most terpenol alcohols are the different types of Muscat grapes, although they can be found in low concentrations in all varieties.2
These compounds are found mostly in the skin cells of the grapes and are directly responsible for the “primary aroma” that gives each grape variety its fruity character or identity.3
[ˈpraɪməri əˈrəʊmə ]4
varietal aroma5
primary: late 15c., "of the first order," from L. primarius "of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent".
a6roma: early 13c., “fragrant substance”, from L. aroma “sweet odour”, from Gk. aroma “seasoning, any spice or sweet herb,” of unknown origins. Meaning “fragrance” is from 1814.
Università degli Studi di Genova, Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere, Corso di Laurea in Teorie e Tecniche della Mediazione interlinguistica.
Martina Mileto