Lesson details
Understanding the role of tannins in wine is really important when you’re making wine and food pairing recommendations to customers. Because tannins are a tongue irritant, making the wrong wine suggestion to go alongside a meal could make for a really unpleasant experience for your customers.
In this online lesson, sommelier Kristene King Thrall explains what tannins are, where they’re found, and why they matter.
What you'll learn in the A guide to wine tannins lesson
- What tannins are in wine
- How to identify if a wine is low or high in tannins
- How tannins affect food and wine pairings