1.SWEETNESS -focus on taste buds on the tip of your tongue is the first perception of sweetness.

2.ACIDITY -focus tingling sensation on the front and sides of your tongue. If you rub your tongue to the roof of your mouth, it feels gravelly.

3. TANNIN -Tastes bitter on the front inside of your mouth and along the side of your tongue. Tannin makes your tongue dry out. Tannin in wine is the presence of phenolic compounds(grapes skins , seeds and use of aging in oak) that tastes herbaceous BUT, complexity, structure, and makes a wine last longer.

4.ALCOHOL -many different taste receptors: can taste bitter, sweet, spicy, and oily all at once. Wines with higher alcohol tend to taste bolder and more oily. Wines with lower alcohol tend to taste lighter-bodied Most wines range between 11–13% ABV Body: Light to Full-Bodied.

5. BODY- is the result from wine variety, where it’s from, vintage, alcohol level, and how it’s made. Getting familiar with boldness in wine is one your best tools for predicting.


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