Red Wine Vocabulary | Wine Folly

How do you describe what you like and don't like about wine? Learn how to taste the six basic red wine traits by following along in our guide.

Pour your own glass and experiment with Madeline in adding — yes, adding — certain ingredients to your wine to help recognize and comfortably use terms like "acidity" and tannin." By the end, you'll be able to talk about wine confidently.


Intro: (0:00)

Dry vs Sweet: (0:44)

Fruity vs Earthy: (1:31)

Let’s Talk Tannin: (2:26)

Let’s Talk Acidity: (3:07)

Full-Bodied vs Light-Bodied Wine: (3:54)


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