by admin | Jul 31, 2024 | Blog
The mid-palate in a wine is what can make it complex, interesting, and desirable to drink. In wine speak, the mid-palate is what one experiences after the initial taste and before the finish. The initial taste is sometimes referred to as the entry. The French call it...
by admin | Oct 11, 2023 | Blog
Tannin, or tannic acid, is found in red wine. But it’s also infrequently found in a white wine like Chardonnay if the wine in question is kept in oak for an extended period of time. Otherwise, tannin is derived from grape skins and oak barrels in which red wines...
by admin | Apr 11, 2023 | Blog
Jamie Goode’s The Goode Guide to Wine: A Manifesto of Sorts is literally a pocket-sized personal philosophy about wine; from the tasting experience to commercial vs. artisan wine and beyond. In the preface, he states more than once that he fully expects the reader to...