Richard Pfister — Oenologist & Oenoperfumer
When oenology
and perfumery
meet
The Oenoflair
collection
The concept
Œnoflair is a collection of 152 wine aromas in small vials. First prepared for professional tasters, it will soon be available to everyone. It contains high-quality aromas for enjoyable and effective training.
15 additional bottles contain blends of several aromas, allowing training as if tasting wines.
The aromas
Most aromas are of natural origin. Some were carefully crafted in perfumery to come as close as possible to reality.
This care ensures far greater precision and longevity for Œnoflair aromas — up to 10 years — compared with other existing collections.
Expected release
The Œnoflair collection will soon be available to all wine lovers.
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The book
Les Parfums du Vin
- 152 wine aromas described in detail, one page per aroma with beautiful illustrations
- Similarities and links between all wine aromas detailed for the first time
- A description of how olfaction works
- Many tips for memorising and tasting wines
- Finally mastering how other tasters communicate
- The Oenoflair classification
- Many wine examples for each of the 152 aromas
- A preface by Hugh Johnson
ISBN : 978-2-603-01925-2
Contents
Spicy
- Spices
- Aromatic plants
Floral
- Garden flowers
- Shrub flowers
- Tree flowers
Fruity
- Nuts
- Orchard fruits
- Citrus
- Berries
- Exotic fruits
Vegetal
- Fresh plants
- Dry plants
- Mushrooms
The Œnoflair
classification
Œnoflair is made up of nine dominants and nineteen families, following the approach used by perfumers. Dominants represent the general olfactory impression of the wine: the taster identifies one or two. Then comes a detailed description through the families, independently of the dominant.
Example of an imaginary Chardonnay described with the Œnoflair classification
Download the classification
Consulting, training
& lectures
Richard Pfister offers many courses, seminars and lectures on olfaction and wine tasting, especially in wine-producing countries. He is also regularly called as a consultant by winegrowers and oenologists at key moments of aromatic expression during winemaking.
Consulting
- Improving the olfactory quality of wines (viticultural and oenological thinking)
- Molecular identification (faults and positive aromas)
- Blending tastings
- Olfactory descriptions of wines and spirits
- Olfactory creations for training
- Creation of olfactory identities
- Agri-food olfactory profiles
- Setting up approval tastings
Training
- Positive olfactory molecules of wines
- Olfactory molecules of wine faults
- Research panel training
- Competition jury training
- Selection jury training
- Olfactory support in research
- Hydro-nitrogen stress and its organoleptic consequences
- Advanced tasting skills
Target audience
Wine professionals: oenologists, sommeliers, sales staff, tasting juries, sensory analysis specialists, panels. Also agri-food and spirits. Versatile, the agri-food sector also calls on him for other products such as tea or spirits.
Informed amateurs are welcome to get in touch.
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Biography
& press
Richard
Pfister
Oenologist engineer
Oenoperfumer
Born on 1 December 1978 into a winegrowing family on the Swiss shores of Lake Geneva, I studied at Changins and graduated as an oenologist engineer in 2004. From 2002 I took a particular interest in tasting and sensory analysis. It was therefore natural that I wrote my engineering thesis on the possible links between oenology and perfumery.
Since then, this theme has guided my professional work, including several years in perfume creation. Today most of my work is oenological consulting, training wine professionals in sensory analysis, and lectures, across many wine countries. In addition to teaching sensory analysis at ISVV in Bordeaux and at Changins, I have also been Scientific Secretary of the OIV awards.
Articles (selection)
Selected broadcasts
Contact
& interest
Richard Pfister
1623 Semsales
Switzerland
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Photographs: Olivier Villard / Alexandre Truffer / Marc Chazelle