On Jan 18, 4:27*pm, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> *DaleW *wrote *on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:28:09 -0800 (PST):
>
> >As an apertif over two nights, the 2008 Knebel Riesling Trocken QbA.
> >Easy going, lighter styled dry Riesling, spring blossoms and a little
> >incipient petrol. A bit short, but as an apertif a nice little wine.
> >B-/
>
> You are posting in the US aren't you, and I wonder what you mean by
> "petrol"?
>
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>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
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sorry, for some reason petrol has become the normal geekspeak for TDN
(1,2,6-trimethyl-1,2-dihydronaphthalene). Actually probably closer to
kerosene/diesel than gasoline.

TDN is found in lots of grape varieties, but typically the highest
concentrations are in Riesling.