Sensium Study 1 field guide 2026: how to use all 15 catalog confusion cuts
Field guide to Sensium Study 1a–1o: 15 catalog confusion cuts, how to cite them, and a four-week drill stack, not population miss-rates.
Sensium’s Band G research is not one ranking page. It is a stack of fifteen catalog cuts, Studies 1a through 1o, each answering a different question about the same catalog confusion-pairs graph. This field guide is the citation hub: what each cut is, what it is not, how to drill them in order, and how to cite them without inventing population miss-rates.
Headline: Studies 1a–1o are complete as catalog-graph research. Study 2 (topic `137`: anonymized Train/Blind miss-rates) remains volume-gated. Until Study 2 ships, do not call any Study 1 table “most-missed pairs.” Call them what they are: reproducible catalog separators, hubs, magnets, and stop rules.
Companions already live: year-in-review pairs hub · 1a graph · 1o dark-fruit. This page is the index and method, not a sixteenth aroma cut.
What Study 1 is (and is not)
| Study 1 (1a / 1b / 1c / 1d / 1e / 1f / 1g / 1h / 1i / 1j / 1k / 1l / 1m / 1n / 1o) | Study 2 (planned) | |
|---|---|---|
| Source | Bundled catalog confusion pairs + planting ranks | Anonymized Train/Blind wrong answers |
| Claim type | What the editorial graph already encodes | What candidates miss in aggregate |
| Reproducible? | Yes: follow the method on each spoke page | When n clears a documented threshold |
| Cite as | “Sensium catalog Study 1x, 2026-07-09” | Not yet: do not invent tables |
Google’s 2026 non-commodity bar still applies: dated method, dated snapshots, clear “not telemetry” labels on every spoke.
The 15 cuts at a glance
| Study | Cut | Primary question | Spoke |
|---|---|---|---|
| **1a** | Mutual × planting | Which pairs does the product elevate globally? | Confusion graph |
| **1b** | Top-15 neighborhoods | What is the local four-neighbor map? | Neighborhoods |
| **1c** | One-way exam hubs | Which syllabus grapes does mutual rank under-weight? | One-way hubs |
| **1d** | Identity traps | Which edges stop at name / parent / synonym? | Identity traps |
| **1e** | Planting-asymmetric | Which mutuals pair a top-20 hub with a mid-catalog twin? | Asymmetric pairs |
| **1f** | Confusion magnets | Which grapes have the highest inbound degree? | Magnets |
| **1g** | Color-frame | Which related names must stop at white / red / rosé? | Color-frame |
| **1h** | Oak-led | Which edges are decided by oak stance? | Oak-led |
| **1i** | Dual-structure | Which edges name tannin and acid together? | Dual-structure |
| **1j** | Pepper-smoke | Black pepper / olive / smoky savoriness? | Pepper-smoke |
| **1k** | Citrus-led | Green-citrus / saline citrus / citrus-herbal? | Citrus-led |
| **1l** | Floral-perfume | Rose / lychee / violet / perfume / rose-tar? | Floral-perfume |
| **1m** | Savory-led | Gamey / red-pepper savory / savory herbs? | Savory-led |
| **1n** | Textural-white | Wax / lanolin / pear-fennel / pear-almond? | Textural-white |
| **1o** | Dark-fruit | Cassis / plum / inky / leafy / black-tea / brambly? | Dark-fruit |
Teaching tables on the spokes are curated slices (often ~10–15 rows). The full filtered list follows the same method on each spoke page.
Three layers of the stack
Layer A: Graph shape (1a–1f)
Start here if you need where the product points. Mutual planting weight (1a), local neighborhoods (1b), one-way syllabus hubs (1c), identity traps (1d), famous×mid-catalog mutuals (1e), and inbound magnets (1f) answer structure of the graph, not yet wording of the separator.
Use Layer A when building a syllabus week, a Compare shortlist, or a press citation about “what Sensium elevates.”
Layer B: Stop-rule families (1g–1i)
Color-frame (1g), oak-led (1h), and dual-structure (1i) are decision-type cuts: the first separator is a frame, an oak stance, or a two-pillar structure fork. Drill these before free-floating aroma poetry.
Layer C: Aroma / texture vocabulary (1j–1o)
Pepper-smoke, citrus-led, floral-perfume, savory-led, textural-white, and dark-fruit are vocabulary cuts. Each excludes the prior families so the teaching lists stay disjoint. After 1o, residual first-separator aroma cuts under the same exclusion stack are thin, that is why this field guide exists instead of a sixteenth thin aroma post.
How to cite Study 1 (classroom / press / AI)
- Name the cut: “Sensium Study 1j (pepper-smoke pairs), catalog snapshot 2026-07-09.”
- Link the spoke URL (table above).
- Keep the label: catalog-graph research, not population miss-rates.
- Point to the dated snapshot on the spoke.
- Do not merge cuts: Syrah pepper-smoke (1j) ≠ Carmenère red-pepper savory (1m) ≠ Cabernet cassis (1o).
For a single link-magnet checklist of pairs (not research cuts), use the year-in-review hub.
Four-week drill stack (exam-first)
| Week | Focus | Cuts | Habit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graph + identity | 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d | Open Compare for top mutuals; write identity stop rules before aroma |
| 2 | Structure stop rules | 1e, 1f, 1g, 1h, 1i | Magnets + oak + dual-structure; force tannin/acid/oak lines |
| 3 | Red aroma lanes | 1j, 1m, 1o | Pepper-smoke ≠ savory ≠ dark-fruit: three sheets |
| 4 | White + perfume | 1k, 1l, 1n | Citrus ≠ perfume ≠ wax/pear texture |
Service note: attach each week to real glasses (home flights; exam shopping). Structure after the stop rule (structure tasting).
A useful exam habit: keep a twelve-question stop-rule card built from 1d/1g–1o: identity? color-frame? oak? dual-structure? pepper-smoke? citrus? floral? savory? textural-white? dark-fruit? (plus planting-asymmetric and magnet checks from 1e/1f when the pair is famous×obscure). Candidates who skip the card invent generic spice and place fantasy the catalog already forbids.
Magnet grapes worth memorizing
Across Layer C, a few cultivars appear as contrast poles because the catalog uses their lines repeatedly:
| Magnet | Study | Stance to write first |
|---|---|---|
| Syrah | 1j | Black pepper / olive / smoky savoriness |
| Sauvignon Blanc | 1k | Pungent green-citrus |
| Gewürztraminer / Cinsault / Nebbiolo | 1l | Lychee-rose / perfumed red-fruit / rose-tar |
| Carmenère / Mourvèdre | 1m | Red-pepper savory / gamey savory |
| Chenin Blanc / Sémillon / Macabeo | 1n | Wax / lanolin / apple-fennel |
| Cabernet Sauvignon | 1o | Cassis + firmer tannin + cedar length |
Drill the other grape first, then confirm on Compare.
Shared methodology (all spokes)
Unless a spoke says otherwise:
- Source: first separator line on a deduped confusion-pair edge (or graph metrics for 1a–1f).
- Catalog size: 1,534 dossiers at export date 2026-07-09.
- Filters: combined planting caps and exclusion stacks are documented per spoke.
- Not claimed: live exam miss-rates, chemistry papers, or “most confused in the world.”
If two spokes seem to overlap (e.g. Syrah near Carmenère), read the separator wording, that is the fork the research owns.
What we will publish next (Study 2)
When anonymized Train/Blind wrong-answer volume clears a documented n threshold, Study 2 will publish miss-rates beside Studies 1a–1o, not instead of them. Until then:
- Prefer this field guide + the spoke URLs for citations.
- Prefer publish-ops / GEO distribution over inventing a sixteenth thin aroma cut.
- Do not fabricate Study 2 tables.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the same as the year-in-review pairs list?
No. The year-in-review hub is a checklist of pairs. This page is a research-cut index (1a–1o) with citation rules and a drill stack.
Which cut should I open first?
If you are new: 1a then 1d then 1j and 1o (graph → identity → Syrah pepper → Cabernet fruit-shape). If you teach whites: 1k then 1n. If you teach Italian pale walls: 1c then 1l (Nebbiolo rose-tar).
Can I cite the whole stack in one footnote?
Yes: “Sensium Study 1 field guide (1a–1o), 2026-07-09” plus this URL. For a specific claim, cite the spoke that owns that separator family.
How do I reproduce any table?
The tables on this page are the snapshot. Follow the method above. Counts move when the catalog is edited; they are not live exam miss-rates.
Why no Study 1p aroma cut?
After 1o, residual first-separator aroma/texture edges under the cumulative exclusion stack are too thin for a durable teaching list. The honest next research asset is Study 2 when volume clears, or a non-separator Band G page like this field guide.
Bookmark this page, open 1a and 1o this week, and force one stop-rule question in Blind before any place fantasy. Stack first, then fruit poetry.