Vinography's Wine Aroma Card Now in Spanish and Italian

When I published the Vinography Aroma Card in November of last year I had no idea that it was going to be such a hit. I had been thinking of doing it as a little project for years after getting fed up with seeing all these aroma and flavor guides set up as round wheels in a way that made absolutely no sense to me.

I guess I wasn't alone in that frustration. Apparently no one else in the world has a round wallet either.

The original card has been downloaded thousands of times since it was posted in November, and I've recently touched it up with a couple of missing aromas/flavors since it's first version.

I'm also thrilled to announce that the card is now available in Spanish and Italian, thanks to the heroic efforts of two loyal readers: Oscar, who runs the blog SobreVino in Spain, and Gianpaolo Paglia, from Poggio Argentiera winery in Tuscany's Maremma. I owe them each many thanks and more than one bottle of wine for their help.

Together we puzzled through the various aromas and flavors, learning that America apparently has way more varieties of plums than Europe, and that while here in the U.S. we distinguish Boysenberry and Blackberry as two different fruits, they certainly don't in Italy. There were certain flavors, too, that just had no cultural translation (Red Vines candy, for instance), but on the whole, most of them have been effectively translated, we think. Native speakers, please give us feedback.

Finally, in addition to offering these new versions of the card, I'm doing something that I've never done here on Vinography before, and that is asking for voluntary donations if you find the card valuable. Most other such tools (OK, so theirs are laminated, big deal) are about five bucks plus shipping. Give me a dollar or three or five, but if you like it and use it, I'd love a token of your appreciation. You can do so by clicking on the donate button below.

Regardless, I hope you enjoy the card and find it useful in your wine tasting.

DOWNLOAD THE VINOGRAPHY AROMA CARD (39k PDF):

English: color | b&w
Español: color | b&w
Italiano: color | b&w

If you want to publish the card elsewhere, feel free to link directly to the PDFs here at Vinography, but please do not host the documents on your site. If everyone points to these, I can keep them updated so everyone gets the latest copy.

Did you ever dream of being a patron of the arts? What about a patron of the blogosphere? If you are so inclined, please...

The button above will take you to the PayPal site, where you will be able to make a donation of any amount using your PayPal account, your bank account, or any major credit card. Depending on your method of payment, PayPal will require various personal details, but these will NOT be provided to me. They are only used by PayPal to process your payment. Once you have processed your payment you will be returned to Vinography.Com.

Posted by: Alder on June 24, 2007 9:25 PM: Tweet; Share this post elsewhere: Digg it! - Add to del.icio.us - Add to Stumbleupon - Add to Reddit; Filed under: Ramblings and Rants

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Comments (3)

Arthur wrote:

06.25.07 at 8:15 AM

Alder

I looked all weekend and found only square and rectangualr wallets!

Phase 2: a scratch-and-sniff version!

Mike wrote:

06.25.07 at 4:09 PM

Interesting card Alder.

Another is the Essential Wine Tasting Guide. Its not free but I've begun a collection as I've found that some wineries like to put their logo on the back.

Mike

gianpaolo wrote:

06.25.07 at 9:58 PM

Well done Alder, it took us more than I thought but we did it. I'm still amazed by the number of "berries" that exist and that used in the anglosaxon world.
I join you in the request that everyone that spot an error would signal it to us so that it can be corrected.