SIMURG

astringent

Lemma: astringent
Etichetta di dominio: EN
Etichetta grammaticale: adj.
Definizione: The "puckerish" quality of high tannin content, which has the effect of drying out the mouth. Many young red wines are astringent because of tannin. 1
Nota: Fining agents are used during winemaking to remove tannins, reduce astringency and remove microscopic particles that could cloud the wines. The winemakers decide on which fining agents are used and these may vary from product to product and even batch to batch (usually depending on the grapes of that particular year). 2
Contesto: Astringent is a tasting term used to describe a wine that makes your mouth feel dry and puckery, as if you’re sipping absurdly strong tea. 3

Trascrizione fonetica: [ə’strin ds ənt] AM [ə-strĭn'jənt] 4
Sinonimi e Antonimi: Acerbic 5
Puckering 6
Abbreviazioni: ND
Etimologia: 1540s, from L. astringentum (nom. astringens), prp. of astringere "to bind fast, tighten, contract," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + stringere "draw tight" (see strain (v.)). As a noun from 1620s. 7
Etichetta di paese: ND
Ente: Università degli Studi di Genova, Facoltà di Lingue e Letterature Straniere
Data della scheda: Tue Jun 3 00:00:00 2008
Autore: Matteo Princi rev. Gerbaudo

Fonti

4 : Ragazzini G., Il Ragazzini 2006, Bologna, Zanichelli, 2005, quarta, 1356