Learn — red wine

   What are tannins? Tannins = Natural polyphenols derived from plants, seeds, bark, wood, leaves, and fruit skins. Polyphenols = complex bonds of oxygen and hydrogen. Idk. Science, man. Essentially, tannins are microscopic solid pieces of plants... They feel astringent and grippy on the palate, particularly on your gums, inside of your cheeks, and tongue. Tannins taste bitter, but think good bitter, like dark chocolate or espresso. So if a wine (particularly red wine) tastes bitter, feels grippy in your mouth, and is drying out your palate, odds are that the wine is high in tannins. If you cannot pinpoint what...

  What is Carbonic Maceration? The short answer: put whole clusters of intact grapes into a vessel remove the oxygen from the vessel fermentation happens INSIDE the berries when alcohol reaches a high enough level inside the berries, they explode releasing more Carbon Dioxide gas the weight from the whole clusters on the top press the grapes beneath releasing juice the grapes are pressed off the skins the native yeasts carry out the rest of the fermentation What does carbonic maceration taste like? It creates a light-bodied red wine with fruity aromas and flavors of banana, bubblegum, kirsch, or sometimes...