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Brettanomyces

Brettanomyces is a yeast that can change a wine's smell, sometimes towards sticking plaster, medicine or stables.

How it works

It can produce substances whose smells cover up the wine's fruit. How distracting this is depends on the wine and the person drinking it.

Sources: Natural wine without myths

How to use this when choosing

You do not have to enjoy a smell that bothers you. Describe it to the retailer as clearly as you can. One unusual smell is not enough to identify Brettanomyces with certainty.

Sources: Natural wine without myths

Read in the journal A barnyard or medicinal smell in natural wine can hide the fruit — guests do not have to drink it bravely. Explained in context in our article about natural wine.

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  1. Natural wine without myths ·

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