Why does wine belong alongside a bouquet of roses?
Wine's floral register isn't accidental — it's the product of three structurally unrelated compounds pulling in the same romantic direction, from sulfurous potato-sweet to fruity herb to pure rose petal.
The pairing of wine with roses at the table isn't mere aesthetics — geraniol in the glass and geraniol in the vase are literally the same molecule, while methionol and hexyl acetate supply the savory and fruity counterweights that keep the floral note from reading as perfume.
See exactly how far over the detection threshold each compound is — the part of the chemistry that explains why this pairing works. Plus the full ranked list for any ingredient, compound index, and Compare tool.
OAV (Odor Activity Value) = concentration ÷ detection threshold. Numbers above 1 mean the compound contributes detectably to aroma.