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The Basic Set
Modules III & IV
By Tim Gaiser MS
September 2013
Goals
• To improve memory of common wine aromas.
• Using image-olfactory memory connection to improve smelling and tasting wine.
• Practice using contrast and olfactory memory as a tool for learning and improving tasting.
• Improve one’s overall ability to taste.
The Exercise
• Module I: words and images
• Module II: images
• Module III: words
• Module IV: contrastive analysis
Module III:
Words
I
Say the word of the fruit, spice or other aroma internally or
out loud.
II
Recall your memory of the fruit, spice or other
component as quickly and completely as possible.
III
Intensify your experience of the memory even stronger than before again by doing the following:
a. Make your images largerb. Make your images closerc. Make the colors brighterd. Make any sounds loudere. Intensify any physical/tactile sensations
IV
Again--experience the memory as completely as possible in the
moment down to the biting acidity of a lemon or the
bitterness of fresh coffee etc.
Go for it!
Fruit Aromas
White Wine Fruits
Green Apple
Golden Delicious Apple
Bosc Pear
Lemon
Lime
Orange
Pineapple
Banana
Peach
Apricot
Red Wine Fruits
Black Cherry
Blackberry
Sour Red Cherry
Red Raspberry
Cranberry
Raisin
Non-Fruit Aromas: Floral – Herb - Spice
Roses
Violets
Mint
Green Bell Pepper
Rosemary
Lavender
Black Peppercorns
Oak Aromas
Vanilla
Cinnamon
Coffee
Toast
Mineral – Earth Aromas
Toast
Chalk
Mushroom & Forest Floor
Mix it up!
Shuffle through all the aromas randomly to make
sure you have them completely memorized
Module IV:
Contrastive Analysis
Improving memory by trying to make
something it’s into something else …
I
Read the two words on the slide
II
Recall your images and memories of the aromas listed
as quickly, completely and intensely as possible
III
• Try to make the first aroma into the second: literally try to put the image of the first aroma on top of the second
• For example: try to make green apple into cranberry; or try to make the mushroom and forest floor into pineapple
IV
• Observe what happens: when it doesn’t work ask yourself why it doesn’t work.
• The answers will surprise you – and show you how precise your memories are of both things – and how you can now never mix them up!
Exercise
Green Apple into
Cranberry
Black CherryintoLime
Apricot into
Red Raspberry
Bananainto
Chalk
Raisinsinto
Roses
Chalkinto
Vanilla
Toastinto
Violets
Lavender into
Golden Delicious Apples
Chalkinto
Vanilla
Practice!
Have fun with it!
© Copyright 2013Tim Gaiser MS
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