But, a high-tannin wine isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Goler has noticed that orange wine, which tends to taste bitter in comparison to other wines made from white grapes, has been popular at Tannat’s market. “Those are wines that have skin contact, so they’ve been aged on the sk...
In the tests, wine tannin resists oxidation, whereas tea tannin does not. In other words, it’s an antioxidant. What about migraines? The jury is still out on the connection between tannin and migraines. To remove them from your diet, you’d need to stop consuming chocolate, nuts, apple...
If you’ve ever heard someone describe a wine as “grippy” or “structured,” chances are tannins are involved. Along with a wine’s aromas, flavors, acid, body, and alcohol levels, tannins are an important part of what characterizes an individual wine: Are the tannins gentle and flowing,...
What Does ‘Dry Red Wine’ Mean? By Maria C. Hunt Illustration by Alyssa Nassner If you work in the wine business, the phrase “dry red wine” is pretty straightforward. It’s any red wine that lacks discernible sweetness. But if you buy, sell or serve wine, you’ll realize that ...
"Texture-wise, the wines are usually a little grainier than destemmed wine, as the style of tannin is a bit different. Not necessarily harder – destemming allows you to push extraction further – but it sits on the tongue differently." Stir it up Leonardo Pizzolo, estate owner of Valle...
aspects of texture and flavour in resulting orange wines. In the booklet on Georgian wine, Skin Contact by Alice Feiring, the New York-based wine writer who focuses on natural wines writes of orange wines: "the skin contact is what gives them strength, backbone, tannin, color and stability...
If you’ve seen “well-cut” in a Wine Spectator tasting note, the term was probably being used in this way. A particularly “well-cut” wine will display an attractive balance of its various elements, including acidity, tannin, alcohol and (if applicable) sugar. That balance, in turn, ...
What is a tannin?Dr. Vinny
winemakers may pick them a little more green to add texture and acidity to a wine (this is commonly practiced with Pinot Noir). Other grape cultivars have high tannin (such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Nebbiolo) and are better to be picked when the phenolic ripeness in the seeds and skins is...
What does varietal mean in coffee?You will notice in our store, we list the varietal of each coffee. Varietal is a term used to describe a wine made from or belonging to a single specified variety of grape. And like the grapes affect on wine, the coffee varietal helps shape each coffee...