Is the older the wine, the better?

Vintage and wine have no connection with quality As the saying goes, "Wine is mellow and fragrant." "Many consumers believe that the older the wine, the better, and even use the vintage as an absolute measure of the quality of the wine.

Is it true that the older the wine, the better? In this regard, the staff of the Luoyang Consumers Association said that many consumers regard the vintage of wine as the absolute standard to measure the quality of wine, which is not scientific enough. There is no correlation between the vintage of a wine and the quality of the wine, not that the older the vintage, the better the quality of the wine.

Because the quality of wine grapes is an important factor in determining the quality of wine, if the temperature, precipitation and other conditions of a certain year are more suitable for grape growth, the quality of the grapes of this year is good, and the quality of the wine made from the grapes picked in this year will naturally be good. Only the juice extracted from the grapes of the current year can be used to produce a wine that bears the vintage of the current year. Moreover, the quality of the wines varies greatly from vintage to vintage, as is often the case with the perception that the longer the vintage is marked, the better the quality.

The age of the wine can only indicate the year of the grapes from which they are made, and can neither be used as an absolute criterion for judging the quality of the wine, nor can it be used as a basis for the price of the wine. Oh.

Influenced by the concept that the older the liquor, the more fragrant it is, many friends who are new to wine also like older wines, but in fact, not all wines are better the older they are. In other words, why is the year important? Because wine pays attention to three parts of craftsmanship and seven parts of raw materials.

The process is mainly influenced by factors such as winery equipment, winemaker's brewing technology, etc., which are generally relatively easy to control. And the raw material of wine is grapes. Grapes ***, wine is relatively good.

Grapes are affected by climatic factors such as sunshine and rainfall, and a year with bad weather conditions will inevitably affect the quality and quality of the wine. In the case of growing grapes, poor weather refers to a lack of moisture during the growing season, insufficient sunshine or excessive rainfall during the harvest period. If the weather conditions are good that year, the grapes will be harvested and the wine will be produced.

Therefore, it should be understood that the older the vintage, the better, for example: Bordeaux wines are 10 points for 82 and 90 years, but only 4 points for 80 years and 6 points for 81 years, so 82 years are better than 80 and 81 years. In the same way, 90 years are better than 89, 88, 87 and so on.

In addition, it is also a good year to get 10 points, and the 82-year-old will be more expensive than the 90-year, because ** is not only determined by quality, but also affected by factors such as supply and demand, brand awareness, etc.

Wine is not always better as it is aged, there are several grades of wine, and generally speaking, the best time to taste the wine is the year specified in each grade.

Not all wines are always as old as possible. 80% of the red or white wines on the market are positioned as fresh and easy to drink, and these wines do not have the ability to age for a long time, i.e. the older the better. The remaining 20% of the wine has its true ageing value, i.e. the older the better.

Whether red wine is drunk when you are young or when you are old depends on the type of red wine, the quality of the red wine, and the style of the winemaker.

The quality of red wine will slowly develop, mature and decline with the passage of time, and after the drinking period, the taste intensity is not as strong and the aromatic substances are reduced, but it is not always better with the older the wine.

The saying that the older the wine, the better, sometimes it is true, sometimes it is not, depending on what type of red wine it is. Whether it's positioned fresh and easy to drink, or created for ageing.

Red wine is not always better the older it is. Because most (99%) wines are not ageable, the best drinking period varies from wine to wine, but is generally between 2 and 10 years.

It is best to keep the temperature at which the wine is stored, and short-term temperature fluctuations need to be avoided as much as possible. In general, the higher the temperature, the faster the wine matures; When the temperature is low, the growth of the wine will be slower.

Red wine is not always left for as long as possible, and most red wines need to be drunk early.

One of the peculiarities of red wine is that it has a drinking period, but this drinking period varies from wine to wine. Some wines have a short life and need to be drunk within a year or two as soon as possible, while others can still taste good after decades of age, and are still in their drinking period. This ability is determined by the compounds in the wine, and the more fruitiness, acidity and phenols (tannins, anthocyanins), the more complex the reaction between the compounds and the more worthy of ageing the wine becomes.

As the years go by, the tight tannins in the wine become supple and the flavors become more complex.

In fact, only about 10% of all red wines and 5% of white wines will taste better after five years than they first came to market, and only the top 1% of wines usually age longer, 10, 20 or even longer.

In addition, the preservation of red wine also has a great impact on the taste of red wine, only proper preservation can ensure the good taste of aged red wine, and careless preservation may even lead to cracking of corks and oxidation and deterioration of red wine.

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How to distinguish whether red wine should be drunk as soon as possible.

1. The easiest way to distinguish is to divide by selling **, in an economic sense, any wine with a price less than 100 yuan is not suitable for aging, and should be drunk as soon as possible; The more expensive the wine, the more it is worth aging, but it still depends on what grape variety it is made from.

2. Divide by the concentration of tannins. Red wines with low tannins should be drunk as early as possible; Red wines with heavier tannins develop aromas because they react with the cork for a long time, so they become more fragrant over time.

3. Divide according to the preservation method. A wine that has been preserved with a good preservation method may become more fragrant as it ages, but a careless preservation method will definitely affect the taste of the red wine.

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How to store red wine.

1. The storage of wine requires a constant temperature, constant humidity, light and shock environment.

2. If the wine is corked, it needs to be placed on the back.

3. The ideal storage temperature of red wine is 10-18 degrees. The higher the temperature, the faster the wine will age, and the lower the temperature will cause the cork to fail. Therefore, it is best to store it in a constant temperature wine cabinet or cellar, and if it is not, it can be stored in a place with a relatively constant temperature such as a wardrobe or the bottom of the bed.

4. Do not open the red wine when you do not drink it, because the red wine will accelerate oxidation and deteriorate when it comes into contact with the air after opening.

5. Red wine should be stored in a place away from light, as light will accelerate the aging of red wine.

6. Most wines are suitable for drinking as early as possible.