[header] How to pair wine with grilled steak [title] Pin down the definitions for sweetness, acidity, and tannic. [step] These terms will help you understand the descriptions written on wine labels or in online wine reviews. When talking about wine, these words have the following meanings : [substeps] Sweetness: or a wine's " dryness. 
" sweet wine is high in sugar content, which will cause tingling in the tip of your tongue. Cheap wines and many cabernet sauvignons are often dry.