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Acidity in Wine If you remember from back when we talked about why some wines age like George Clooney, and others not so much, acidity is one of the 5 components that make up a wine's structure. Think of structure as the foundation or backbone of the wine. Without solid foundation, nothing can be great. I like to think of the structure as the building itself, and then the aromas and flavors as the furniture and decor.  The 5 components of structure are: Fruit: red fruit, black fruit, exotic/tropical fruit, etc.   Sugar Acidity Alcohol Tannin When these 5 things are balanced in perfect harmony, we're...

Check out our Insta!   Old Vines You often see "Old Vines" touted on labels yet many producers don't actually say how old these vines truly are. Just like "natural wine," there is no legal definition. Man, they sure do make it approachable to be a wine consumer. And you wonder why spiked seltzer sales are booming.     Australia has many of the world's oldest vines. Out of frustration for the lack of transparency, a group of winemakers in Australia joined forces to create the Barossa Old Vine Charter in 2009. Their "definitions" are decently agreed upon amongst the global wine community: old...

Some wines are like George Clooney... They get better with age! Although, we can all agree that bowl cut is on fleek... So which wines do I age? It's all about structure aka wines that have strong fundamental foundation. So what are the components of structure? Fruit: red fruit, black fruit, exotic/tropical fruit, etc.   Sugar Acidity Alcohol Tannin When we're talking fruit, we're asking ourselves, how intense are the wine's fruity aromas and flavors? Some you can smell from across the room, others you really need to dig your nose in there! The more pronounced the fruitiness the longer the wine can age. Over...