Hint of spicy herbs, blackberry and vanilla flavours, a taste of plumb and rich dark chocolate.

They’re common phrases we’re accustomed to seeing on the back of a bottle of wine.

But have you ever thought about how other cultures describe the taste of our wine?

Researchers have conducted a sensory analysis at this month’s Vinexpo in Hong Kong, to help the industry get a better understanding of the market.

Rural reporter Eddie Summerfield caught up with Charles Sturt University’s Dr John Blackman:

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