Dr Leigh Francis is a highly experienced chemist and sensory scientist, who leads the AWRI’s sensory and flavour research. He chatted to Drew about the minty/eucalypt flavours that can end up in red wine, thanks to gum trees planted near vineyards.EPISODE LINKSEucalyptus character in wine (fact sheet)What makes a red wine green? (article)MORE FROM THE AWRIWebsite: www.awri.com.auYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawriFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRISubscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribeACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.