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Elements of wine: Fruitiness
Wine has five components that determine taste and quality: alcohol, acid, tannin, sweetness/dryness, fruitiness. This week, the final component: fruitiness.
Fruitiness partly is taste, but more an effect on your nose. In that sense, fruitiness is similar to tannin, which is not really a taste, but a feeling in the mouth.
Your nose is as important to enjoying wine as your taste buds. To fully enjoy, swirl wine in your glass and inhale its aroma—“bouquet”. Even when you drink, bouquet affects experience. Wine experts believe they discover more from smelling than tasting.
That’s where fruitiness comes in.
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