Teaching Highlights: Ann Noble

TEACHING HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH: MAYANN NOBLE

Who:	Ann Noble, Professor Emerita of Enology, Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis
Title:	Sensory Evaluation of Wine
Bio:	Professor Noble is internationally known as an an expert in the areas of sensory and chemical analysis of wine flavor. Her research has focussed on factors which affect perception of flavor, using multivariate statistical methods to link vineyard or winery design variables and wine composition to analytical sensory profiles of wine flavor. Her objective methods of sensory evaluation of wine flavor are now widely used throughout the wine and beverage industries. She received the Italian Ruffino Prize for her work in wine flavor, and was named Honarary Research Lecturer by the American Society for Enology and Viticulture. Noble is perhaps best known outside of research circles for the development of the “Wine Aroma Wheel,” a tool which is used by consumers to better describe wine aromas. This approach helps demystify wine and make it more easily approached by naïve consumers. She is now consulting, teaching short courses and seminars on wine sensory evaluation. She also serves as a wine judge in national and international wine shows.
When:	May 22-25, 2006
Where:	UNISG Pollenzo campus
Open to the public:	No
For more information:	info@unisg.it