Some wines like Syrah and Cab have more tannic skins. Tannins are naturally occurring bitter and astringent compounds that come from the grape’s skin. This sensation comes from the high tannin level. When some people experience the dry mouthfeel - or the “pucker factor,” as some call it - after drinking red wine, they consider that a dry wine. Let’s look a little further into dry wine misconceptions. Dry Mouth Feel from Tannins, Alcohol Levels People often mistake fruitiness for sweetness, but the vast majority of wines in the world are in fact dry! Many different wines across the board will have naturally occurring fruit notes to them, and no, that does not mean there are literal apples or strawberries in your wine. Just because a wine is “fruit forward” does not mean it is sweet. This is a common misconception, but all it takes is one taste of dry, fruity Chardonnay for that myth to be laid to rest.
If you think a dry wine won’t taste fruity because it’s not sweet, you may be surprised. We’ll get more into the subject of “dry mouth” feel in the next section. Because alcohol dehydrates, any wine could technically lead to a feeling of dry mouth. Many people think that dry wine will dry out your mouth, but this comes from misunderstanding the term. When the winemaker allows the yeast to consume all the wine’s residual sugar during the fermentation process, the resulting absence of sugary sweetness leaves a delicious dry wine.
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