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   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...

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...