Determination of volatiles and sensory profile in grape juices from Gamay

Concours de vin : de la cohérence entre les jurys à la perception des consommateurs

Cahier technique dégustation. Études de l'impact des concours gratifiant les vins de classement et de médailles auprès des consommateurs à faible implication. On constate que le packaging influence positivement. L'homogénéité de la notation par les jurys a été étudiée. Celle-ci est forte. La notation par les jurys est reconnue avec raison comme gage de qualité.

Free Hierarchical Sorting procedure: towards a better understanding of assessor’s perception?

International audience; Interviews results highlight that expert and familiar consumer panels use top-down strategies (use of concepts, knowledge) while unfamiliar consumer panel use bottom-up strategies (use of perceptions). So, for familiar consumer panel, the exposure and the familiarity to these wines contributed to the use of similar categorization processes than expert panel.➢ Conducting interviews at the end of sorting tasks provides additional informations on categorization strategies and thus a better understanding of assessor’s perception.

Determination of volatiles and sensory profiles in grape juices from Gamay

International audience

Wine competition: from between-juries consistency to sensory perception of consumers

Wine is a complex product offering to consumer a multitude of choices. Considering this diversity, wine competitions provide a way of helping consumers in their choices. However, the dramatic increase of wine contests in the last fifteen years has led to an increase in the number of award-winning wines. Is a medal really a guarantee of quality or having a medal is just a matter of chance? Two studies were therefore conducted during 3 years in a French wine competition. The first study assessed the impact of the order in which the wine was assessed, and the variability between juries’ judgements and therefore the chances of winning an award. For this purpose, the same wine was placed on all …