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Learn to taste wine
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A sequence from grape and fermentation through acidity and tannin to a tasting method, without scoring theater.
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Taste physics before poetry. Tannin is astringency — saliva proteins, not a flavor adjective 1. Geography after the path: Napa Valley, Sonoma County, then Appellation of origin as the label rule and Terroir as interpretation rather than an AVA. Cellar neighbors: Must, Residual sugar, Sulfur dioxide, planted place as Vineyard. Cheese is a useful next door, not a pairing commandment: Tasting cheese.
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- Impact of winemaking practices on the concentration and composition of tannins in red wine — P. A. Smith, J. M. McRae, K. A. Bindon. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research. 2015 — Review of grape and oak tannins, astringency as a tactile protein-binding sensation, acidity increasing perceived astringency, maceration and aging chemistry.. DOI 10.1111/ajgw.12188 Web version
Updated 2026-08-25. gg:pathway:learn-wine · CC BY 4.0
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