tasting

[Innkeeper]

This may be true, but for some reason some tastebuds do better with some tastes than others. That is why you taste the sweetness (and fruitiness) of the wine "upfront", sourness (acidity) in the middle, and bitterness (from tannin) in the back. Saltiness should not occur in wine, but neva say neva! Usually the middle and rear tasters kind of run together and the tastes are referred to as those perceived "across the palate."

[This message has been edited by Innkeeper (edited 06-04-2001).]