How Tannins Really Affect Your Wine, From Taste to Texture
Anyone who has read a wine review or attended a tasting have heard about tannins or tannic structure or grip, so what exactly are they? Supple. Velvety. Grippy. Opulent. Smooth. Chewy. Silky. Anyone who has read a wine review or attended a tasting has seen or heard these descriptors and many more, which are usually applied to tannins or tannic structure. Discussions of them are omnipresent, but what exactly are tannins? While we often hesitate to become overly geeky when describing wine, understanding tannins helps to appreciate how… Read More
What Does ‘Extraction’ Mean in Wine?
The word ‘extraction’ is used a lot, but what does this term even mean? We turned to the experts for an explanation. If you’ve ever heard a winemaker wax poetic about “extraction” and been lost amid stanzas on fermentation and polymerization, you’re not alone. Extraction is a hard topic to master for wine drinkers and winemakers alike. We asked industry professionals to shed some light on this oft-confusing term. What is extraction in wine? “Extraction is the way to take things like flavor and color and other components out of the grapes… Read More






