"Droopy" > wrote in message
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> Tannin is the dry astringent mouth puckering quality found in red wines
> but not in white wines.

it is found in white wines. Just not to as great of an extent. Without any
tannin, white wines will be flat and flabby.

>
> It is the bitterness found in plum skins and grape skins.
>

Ray