http://www.spinthebottleny.com/spin-the-basics/tannin-the-taskmaster Wine classes and blog featuring tips, reviews, and outspoken advice to help you understand your own palate and find wines you love. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:19:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.spinthebottleny.com/spin-the-basics/tannin-the-taskmaster/comment-page-1#comment-314 My Brush with Greatness, Pt 2: 1997 La Landonne Côte Rôtie | SpinTheBottleNY Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:14:41 +0000 http://www.spinthebottleny.com/?p=528#comment-314 [...] was almost sweet. Then, something funny happened. All of the wine’s distinct elements – tannins, alcohol, fruit, acidity — somehow became one, like old friends who have known each other so [...] [...] was almost sweet. Then, something funny happened. All of the wine’s distinct elements – tannins, alcohol, fruit, acidity — somehow became one, like old friends who have known each other so [...]

]]> http://www.spinthebottleny.com/spin-the-basics/tannin-the-taskmaster/comment-page-1#comment-83 Better Know a Grape: Petit Verdot | SpinTheBottleNY Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:15:45 +0000 http://www.spinthebottleny.com/?p=528#comment-83 [...] Verdot. (It’s pronounced Vair-DOH). The grape has dark, thick skins, which add color and tannin to the Bordeaux blend. It also adds spiciness and and a firm intensity to the wine. The downside of [...] [...] Verdot. (It’s pronounced Vair-DOH). The grape has dark, thick skins, which add color and tannin to the Bordeaux blend. It also adds spiciness and and a firm intensity to the wine. The downside of [...]

]]> http://www.spinthebottleny.com/spin-the-basics/tannin-the-taskmaster/comment-page-1#comment-46 Sugar: The Seducer | SpinTheBottleNY Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:57:40 +0000 http://www.spinthebottleny.com/?p=528#comment-46 [...] well in sweet German whites. Sugar also helps to mask flaws, distracting from excessive levels of tannin, for [...] [...] well in sweet German whites. Sugar also helps to mask flaws, distracting from excessive levels of tannin, for [...]

]]> http://www.spinthebottleny.com/spin-the-basics/tannin-the-taskmaster/comment-page-1#comment-44 sasha Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:13:26 +0000 http://www.spinthebottleny.com/?p=528#comment-44 An hour or two for the kind of wines I'm talking about here...some wines do benefit from 4+ hours of decanting, but those are probably the exceptions. An hour or two for the kind of wines I’m talking about here…some wines do benefit from 4+ hours of decanting, but those are probably the exceptions.

]]> http://www.spinthebottleny.com/spin-the-basics/tannin-the-taskmaster/comment-page-1#comment-41 Tenacious P Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:29:44 +0000 http://www.spinthebottleny.com/?p=528#comment-41 Hi. What's the most amount of time that I can decant a wine before serving? Is two hours too much? Is four hours too much? Thanks in advance! Hi. What’s the most amount of time that I can decant a wine before serving? Is two hours too much? Is four hours too much? Thanks in advance!

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