What Does ‘Lanolin’ Mean in Wine Especially When Exposed to Blue or UV Light?

Anna Lee Iijima at Wine Enthusiast reports if you’ve ever caught a whiff of warm, woolly sweater in your wine, perhaps a bit musty from rain or sweat, you’ve experienced what’s described as a lanolin note.Along with other seemingly unpleasant wine descriptors like “petrol,” “barnyard” or “rubber,” a touch of lanolin can lend complexity to…