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White Wine Varietal Characters Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc Riesling Semillon Gewurztraminer Cucumber Lantana Herbal Lantana Grapefruit Celery Cats urine Mineral Asparagus Citrus Mineral Boxwood Flint Green bean Cologne Flint Broom Green apple Pea pod Perfumed Green apple Tomato bush Grapefruit Herbal Cold cream Grapefruit Blackcurrant bud Lemon Gooseberry Rose Citrus Elderflower Lime Cut Grass Musk Lime Nettle Citrus Gooseberry Lavender Perfumed Asparagus Orange peel Green apple Potpourri Honey Artichoke Citrus blossom Lemongrass Floral Apple Capsicum Rose Lemon Lychee Nectarine Green bean Jasmine Citrus Passionfruit White peach Pea Pod Musk Hay Mango Pineapple Vegetal Honeysuckle Apple Guava Peach Cut grass Floral Pear Tropical fruit Melon Dill Perfumed Tropical fruit Spice Mango Celery Bath salts Quince Quince Gooseberry Cold cream Fig Muscat Fig Green apple Apple Honey Hazelnut Grapefruit Pear Lanolin Grapey Chestnut Citrus Pineapple Biscuit Perfumed Tobacco Passionfruit Passionfruit Toast Musk Melon Guava Smoke Jasmine Viognier Mango Tropical fruit Flint Ylang ylang Tropical fruit Quince Floral Citrus Mineral Kerosene Pinot Gris Orange peel Orange blossom Flint Fruit salad Violet Gunpowder Chenin Blanc Rose Dried fruits Iris Violet Ylang ylang Verdelho Cut grass Floral Colombard Floral Herbal Perfumed Perfumed Cut grass Green apple Lychee Cut grass Musk Citrus Citrus Apple Green apple White melon Honeysuckle Perfumed Pear Lemon Lychee Pineapple Hay Nectarine Lime Pear Passionfruit Apple White peach Citrus Peach Melon Peach Apricot Honeysuckle Apricot Guava Tropical fruit Passionfruit Floral Tropical fruit Tropical fruit Hay Guava Passionfruit Marmalade Spice Spice Honey Melon Honey Musk Sweaty Nutty Tropical fruit © 2002 Recognose Pty Ltd www.aromadictionary.com.

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