There are basically two kinds of people in the world: those who feel and those who analyze. Wine lovers divide into these two camps as well. While I sometimes find the analyzers tedious when winetasting (I’m more of a feeling type—I just know I like it without worrying about why) I admit that the analysts have taught me a thing or two.
To spare you the agony of having to learn from the analysts, I thought I would devote this month’s column to some of the essential things you ought to know if you are really going to understand why you appreciate a particular glass of wine.
Wine really has only four components: sugar, acid, tannin and alcohol.
