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09-22-2001, 11:24 AM,
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Acidity will attack the sides of your tongue and pucker it--think lemons; the same tartaric acid of lemon is in wine, and it can feel prickly too.

Although tannin attacks the tongue it really does its work on the teeth; that is likely the "dry air" sensation on your teeth.

Have a glass of brewed strong tea (room temperature) with nothing in it--that is what tannin feels like; now, add some lemon to the tea; that simulates what tannin and tartaric do in wine.

The last effect of tannin is at the finish; it normally is bitter--think bitter chocolate or good old tea again.

As for spice, Bucko is correct, but there is more. Grapes of the Rhone and some of Spain are naturally spicy in flavor: Carignane, Syrah, Granache, Cinsault. Often, they remind of things like pepper, cinnamon, clove, allspice. There is a white Austrian grape--Gruner Veltliner--that can remind of white pepper.

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[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 09-22-2001).]
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