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What makes wine dry? It's easy to taste, but much harder to measure

  • Written by Aude Watrelot, Assistant Professor of Enology, Iowa State University
A lot of of chemistry and physics are behind how you perceive a sip of wine.GANNA MARTYSHEVA/Shutterstock.com

When you take a sip of wine at a family meal or celebration, what do you notice?

First, you probably note the visual characteristics: the color is generally red, rosé or white. Next, you smell the aromatic compounds wafting up from...

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