Oak esters and tannin help balance out the harshness of a wine, and they also add body. The newer the oak barrels, the more it will affect the characteristics of the wine being aged. Newer oak barrels are sometimes torched with a fire, which caramelizes the oak, and may even turn some of the oak into charcoal. When this takes place, several chemical changes in the oak take place, and these can add different esters to the wine. The amount of time a wine sits in oak will also affect the resulting flavor of the wine, and if wine ages in oak over a prolonged period, the alcohol level will also increase, leading to a fuller bodied wine.
A third process winemakers can and often will use to increase the body of their wine is to leave residual sugar in the wine after fermentation. Much like alcohol, sugar increases the viscosity of a wine, giving it a much fuller mouthfeel. It does not take much sugar to realize this result. It only takes around 3 grams of residual sugar per liter. This is done by stopping the fermentation early by cooling down the yeasts and stopping the process before it can be completed in its entirety.
We also learned what factors can determine if a wine is considered full-bodied. And lastly, we learned of three different methods that winemakers often use to make their wines more full bodied.
It may be helpful, or at least entertaining to follow this up with learning about what some of the fullest-bodied wines in the world are. In no particular order, some of the fullest-bodied wines are the following:. Although not having any formal training in wine, Tim has developed an irrefutable love of wine and interest in anything related to it ever since he was a little kid. Coming from a family of wine lovers, it was from a young age that he got exposed to wine and the culture that goes with it and has been addicted ever since.
Having traveled to dozens of wine regions across the world including those in France, Italy, California, Australia, and South Africa and tasted a large selection of their wines, it is with great joy that he hopes to share those experiences here and take you along on the journey.
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