There’s a romance to wine unmatched by most agricultural products. Making wine, with all its complex flavors, remains as much an art as a science.
When grapes stay on the vine, their sugar content increases, as does the concentration of phenols, organic
compounds that contribute to the wine’s color and body.
Hints of citrus, peach, raspberry, pear, oak, grass, or flowers may show up in the taste or smell of wines.
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