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Anders Tørneskog Anders Tørneskog is offline
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Default TN: Riesling and Gamay


"Mike Tommasi" > skrev i melding
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> AyTee wrote:
>> On Jan 19, 7:23 am, DaleW > wrote:
>>> 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.- Hide quoted text -

>>
>> To me, TDN smells of light machine oil, like "3-in One." (Is that
>> stuff still around? It used to be sold in US hardware stores for
>> household use -- oiling door hinges and such.)

>
> Oui, that is what TDN stands for in french: Trois Dans uN.
>

LOL!
Anders