Role of Certain Volatile Thiols in the Bouquet of Aged Champagne Wines
โ Scribed by Tominaga, Takatoshi; Guimbertau, Guy; Dubourdieu, Denis
- Book ID
- 126822470
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 108 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8561
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