Word: tannin
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...Russians first mix the casein with gelatin to produce a kind of porridge. This is poured into a steel centrifuge and mechanically agitated until the mixture emerges as a mound of little white pellets. The pellets are then laced with quantities of sturgeon sperm (for authentic taste), bathed with tannin extracted from tea leaves and stems (for color) and finally given a salty bath (the same preservative used on natural caviar...
Only as the wines age can their myriad nuances and complexities be defined. But, as in the face and form of an infant beauty, all the lineaments of desirability are there. The grapes are thick-skinned, indicative of a high tannin content, which will help the red wines mellow with age and give them a pure, deep, brilliant hue. They are rich in sugar, assuring a high degree of natural alcohol (13% to 14% this year, v. 10% to 11% in normal seasons). The grapes also have a low acid content, promising full, soft wines for early consumption...
...doctoring inferior Bordeaux reds to improve their taste-and price. He said that he never received a single complaint from any of his customers. Bert conceded that he had mixed white wines with red, because "a little white wine does not harm the quality when there is too much tannin in the red." "Yes, but it's not legal," said the presiding judge, resplendent in a black robe trimmed with artificial ermine. "No, but it's good," answered Bert...
...special vocabulary of serious tasters, wines can be "acid" (tart, sour, with the bite of natural fruit acids), "astringent" (puckery, like a cup of strong tea), or "balanced" (with just the right combination of acid, tannin and alcohol). They can be "big" (with a detectable heaviness on the tongue, not light or watery), "clean" (absent of extraneous tastes like cork or oak), "flinty" (dry and sharp), "full-bodied" (thick, robust), and "maderise" (from Madeira; turned slightly brown with age, past the prime). They can be "petillant" (slightly sparkling or effervescent), "thin" (deficient in alcohol or body, watery), or "woody" (with...
...Bordeaux Wines. "I never saw the vines looking so healthy." No responsible expert would dare say just how great the year will be, though Martin admits "the other great years of Bordeaux were not as amiable at first as 1964." The new vintage is extremely "supple" (low in tannin), therefore may "fade" more quickly than a "harder" wine...