Robert M. Parker, Jr.

I think the Japanese love young, tannic red wines much more than most Americans do. Perhaps it is because Asians have a great fondness for tea, and tea is a very tannic beverage. Therefore a young, tannic red wine is something familiar to an Asian palate.

American Critic

Back in 1990, there were fewer than 20 wineries in and around Paso Robles, a farming community midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Most of the wines produced there were rustic, highly tannic and alcoholic, with little charm or finesse.

Claire Saffitz

Quince may resemble pears and apples, but unlike their fruit brethren, raw quince are inedibly tannic and sour. This means you do have to cook them, but the transformation is dramatic, and well worth your efforts.

American Editor

Often used to describe wines, indicating a dry, puckering mouthfeel.

Wine Descriptions

Tannic doesn't mean the item is always bitter; it can contribute to complexity of flavor.

Not Always Bitter

Used in cooking to describe certain fruits, nuts, and spices that affect flavor.

Culinary Context

 very rapidly at that depth. What anybody has explored the wreck find is pairs of shoes. It takes years for a skeleton to vanish, but the shoes treated with tannic acid-- they won't eat them.