When we sip many a red wine, its tannins draw the taste to a close with an astringent, palate-puckering sensation. The flavorless phenols give wine weight and texture. Michael Twelftree, the ...

When swirling a glass of wine and discussing its flavor and characteristics, the lingo word that arises tends to be tannin. No matter how hard it is, just try not to picture a team of grapes leisurely ...

An important part of a wine’s structure, tannins are something you feel rather than taste. Tannins are naturally occurring molecules called polyphenols, and turn up in many food stuffs we consume - ...

You know that supple, almost astringent feeling in your mouth after you swallow red wine? That’s the effect of tannins, one of wine’s basic building blocks. Here are five things to know about tannins ...

Winemaker Chris Howell of Cain Vineyards in Napa has been working with great wines for decades, having worked in wineries from France to Napa, and he’s seen his share of tannins. According to Howell, ...

If you're a red-wine lover, you know the feeling - that puckery, astringent sensation that practically turns your cheeks inside out. Like overbrewed tea, an overly tannic wine seems to suck the ...

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 ...

This week, attacking vital concerns of wine drinkers — wax capsules and tannins. You likely have confronted a wax capsule “protecting” the wine cork. First, whether foil or wax, there is no real ...

These are the bottles our wine expert recommends for different types of wine drinker, from the natural-wine neophyte to the ...

This is for anyone who has ever stared blankly at a restaurant’s wine list and internally panicked about looking like an idiot in front of your waiter and dining companions. Or anyone who has tried a ...

Vin Jaune is the signature dry white of the Jura region of France made from the Savagnin grape. Long maturation sous voile, ...