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Published online 25 October 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news021021-6

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Wine buffs tongue-tied

Odours baffle booze connoisseurs.

Lines like 'spicy, buttery and hints of coriander' may be a pile of plonk. The man on the street is just as good at naming a smell as a wine expert, say New Zealand researchers.

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