Do I have no nose for nose?

[dananne]

I also believe that some of the labeling of aromas and tastes relates to one's experience tablet and one's vocabulary. What I mean is that someone who has no experience with, say, red currants would be hard pressed to ID it as such. Also, if someone had, for example, smelled a jasmine perfume, but not had the scent identified would be familiar with the smell, but unable to ID it as jasmine. I think that's why oaky wines (especially chardonnays) have gotten popular in this country -- most people have the ability to ID oak-associated scents and tastes, like vanilla, caramel, etc.

My wife and I get different things all the time. On another thread today, 1999 Steel pinot noir TNs were posted. I love the wine, and I get cherry cola on the nose. My wife gets black cherry and mocha. Is one of us wrong? Why does my wife get mocha and I completely miss it? Could it be because she's a coffee drinker and I've never had a cup in my life, making me ill-qualified to ID mocha?

Just some thoughts to consider [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]