Part of the way a wine tastes is down to its body. This description ties in with how much alcohol a wine has, but is also affected by other factors such as climate and quality of the grapes. It is a complicated idea to describe, but often comes down to …
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If you have been drinking or learning about wine for any amount of time, there’s a fair chance that you have heard about aerating the wine (or sometimes called allowing the wine to “breathe”). And you may be wondering, do I need to aerate this glass of wine that I …
What is a tannin?  If you have been around wines for a little while, you must have heard of something called a tannin. From Google: tan·nin ˈtanÉ™n/ noun plural noun: tannins a yellowish or brownish bitter-tasting organic substance present in some galls, barks, and other plant tissues, consisting of derivatives …
