Since Question One went so well...

[fangi]

Here's my second question:

The idea of a wine's "finish" as they say, confuses me.

I understand that it has something to do with lingering flavors, but is wetness vs. dryness a factor?
Is there such a thing as a dry wine with a long finish?

thanks for the education,
brett

[Innkeeper]

First of all there is no such thing as wetness in wine. Dry means all sugar has been fermented into alcohol. Where some sugar has been left in the wine it is called residual sugar (RS). Dryness and sweetness do not determine finish. The totality of the wine determines it.

Finish is the sensations of taste, texture, and smell you continue to perceive after swallowing. The longer the better.

[Thomas]

couldanna sedit bedda IK!

[txkajun]

IK,

Do you consider finish the same as "aftertaste"? I have tasted a couple of wines with little aftertasted that I liked, and one or two with a lot of aftertaste that I didn't. some were juuuust right.

[Innkeeper]

Yes.