When tasting red wine, you’ll get a good idea of the tannins in the wine by how dry and astringent your mouth feels afterwards.
This is also known as “the finish”. If the flavours linger long after you’ve swallowed, that’s a sign of a good quality wine. When tasting red wine, you’ll get a good idea of the tannins in the wine by how dry and astringent your mouth feels afterwards. Much like a cup of tea that’s been stewing for too long, a wine with high tannins will leave that coating.