Learn about the "bones" of wine. Tannin is a compound in wine that's naturally occurring in the seeds, stems, and skins of grapes (it's also found in bark, wood, and leaves.) The term tannin came from ...

Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food & Wine, and his first book, Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is ...

Whenever wine is discussed, the term “acidity” always comes up, usually in relation to the wine’s flavor and other components such as tannins and texture. Acidity is one of the important elements in ...

Wine researchers say their latest discovery may one day lead to winemakers being able to manipulate the acidity of wines without the costly addition of tartaric acid. University of Adelaide wine ...

Patrick Taylor of Cuneo Cellars in Carlton, Ore., lets us listen to the sucking sound of a Cash still, which is used to detect acidity in wine. He explains how it works, what causes the vapors that ...

Refreshing, crisp, mouthwatering and tooth-tingling are just a few terms found in any wine writer's thesaurus to describe acidity. They all sound better than sour. But sour wine is and that's not a ...

Our bi-monthly wine tasting group met the other day and looked at Russian River Pinot Noir, tasting around 18 wines, including a very good Burgundian ringer. The tasting was packed with about 25 ...

Wine acidity is something to be treasured, not feared. Acidity gives wine stability and wine’s ability to age. Wine acidity, measured in pH, ranges from 3 to 4. By comparison, lemon acidity is around ...