The Tasting Wheel

How do different wines taste?

What is the relationship between wine varieties and flavor components? This visualization attempts to show the strength of these relationships. I culled descriptive flavor words from over 5,000 published wine tasting notes written between 1995-2000 in a major Australian wine magazine. Written by Carl Tashian for Visualizing the Five Senses, a class at ITP @ NYU. Special thanks to chef Adam Melonas and sommelier Maria José Huertas for categorizing the flavor words. 

All Reds

All Whites

All fortified

Shiraz

Chardonnay

Pinot Noir

Merlot

Semillon

Sauvignon Blanc

Riesling

Cabernet Sauvignon