Continuing exploration of wine tasting descriptors. ¦ Tannin. Tannins come from grape skins, seeds, oak barrels. Tannin creates puckery, black tea-like sensation in your mouth that some people hate ...

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 ...

Wine connoisseurs can easily discriminate a dry red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, from a fruitier red, like Pinot Noir. Scientists have long linked the 'dryness' sensation in wine to tannins, but ...

The ancient Celts were a people of the forest. They used a lot of wood in their daily lives, for housing, cookery and art. Sometime around the 5th century B.C., they came up with an ingenious new way ...

You can find these chemical compounds in tea and other plant-based foods and beverages. Tannins have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, but may cause health issues like nausea on an empty ...

If you are a red wine lover, you can easily understand the difference between dry wine and fruitier wine. Have you ever wondered why some of them taste dry and some don't? A recent study has found ...