When COVID Deprives French Winemakers Of Their Sense Of Smell Woman at wine testing, in Tasmania, Australia. - Bangor Vineyard Shed Smell blindness, or anosmia, a common coronavirus symptom, isn t a pleasant experience for anyone. But for an oenologist, it s also a serious professional handicap.
The first thing Nicolas Garde noticed that morning in March 2020 was that he felt off bizarre, in his words. After an hour, I realized that I could only smell a few aromas, the resident of Alsace, in eastern France, recalls. Two days later, I had completely lost my sense of smell.
Like many people affected by the COVID-19 virus, Garde experienced anosmia, also known as smell blindness. The difference in his case, however, is that the loss of smell and taste had a direct impact on his ability to work. That s because Garde is an oenologist, an expert, in other words, in the science of wine and wine making. And, as it turns out, he s not t
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On the nose: French oenologist Sophie Pallas lost her sense of taste and smell after been infected with the coronavirus (Reuters)
French wine tasters have asked to be made priority for Covid-19 vaccination as the virus interferes with their sense of smell.
More than one-third of wine tasters in France who had caught Covid said the virus had affected their ability to do their work, a survey by the Union of Oenologists found.
The loss of taste and sense of smell is a primary symptom of the virus and a nightmare scenario for those whose work relies on extreme sensory sensitivity.
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