tannin

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tannin occurs naturally in the seeds, skins, and stems of grapes. At their worst, tannins can be bitter and astringent; at their best, they seamlessly provide captivating texture and beautifully balanced structure in the world’s greatest red and orange wines.

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Granite

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Hard, granular, igneous rock predominantly composed of quartz, mica, and feldspar, that once decomposed, becomes generally acidic and infertile soil. Wines grown in granitic sands are often...

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Slate

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Bluish, greenish, grayish, or brownish hard metamorphic rock that breaks into long fragments easily. Slate is hardly soil, or rather crackable rock through which grapevines...

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