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Operose

Definition- (adj.) 1. Involving great labor, labororious. 2. Industrious.

Tannins

Definition: A wine’s pucker power, generally more dominate in younger red wines that haven had the time to soften up with age. Tannins are important in the making of good red wines, aiding them in long and graceful aging. Tannins are derived from the skins, stems and seeds of the grapes used to produce the wine. Technically, they are plant-derived polyphenols. Tannins are often described as the component that “dries the mouth” out in red wines. They are largely responsible for giving red wines a defined structure – somewhat like a skeleton provides for body support and movement.

If you wan to identify tannins that are not complicated by the other components in a wine, then brew a very strong cup of tea and take a sip before adding any cream or sugar to soften it up. This drying, astringent compound is a tannin.

Chiliad-  (noun)1.  A group that contains 1,000 elements. 2. One thousand years, a millenium.