Whether the vintage of the red wine is grape or ex factory

The vintage of red wine is a proper noun for wine, which refers specifically to the date of birth of the wine. There are at least two reasons to identify a wine on its label: first, to prove the age of the wine, so as to allow the wine lover to choose a young or aged wine according to his taste and condition; The second is to explain the year of the grape harvest, generally speaking, the grapes in the vineyard, the quality of the harvest from year to year is very different, and the quality level of the wine produced is also very different. Each vintage has its typicality, its evolutionary characteristics, its prestige and its price, for which all premium wines are marked with a vintage.

The natural conditions of the region of origin have a decisive influence on the vintage, and the quality of the wines varies from one vintage to another in different regions or to the same vineyard in different vintages. On the store shelves, there are also very good wines that do not indicate the year for the average **, but usually these are some young wines, or wines made from reasonable blends.

To put it simply, the year indicated on the label refers to the year the grapes used in this bottle were harvested, not the year in which the wine was made or marketed. Some wines are aged in oak barrels for a period of time (up to several years) before being bottled and marketed.

The vintage of the wine is usually marked on the label of the bottle. Generally speaking, the year of red wine refers to the year when the wine grapes are harvested and picked, that is, the year in which the red wine is produced. Vintage is also an important indicator of the quality of the wine, and usually a good climate year produces a good quality wine.

The composition of red wine is quite simple, it is a fruit wine made by natural fermentation, and the most important thing is grape juice, and there are many ways to classify wine. In terms of the color of the finished product, it can be divided into three categories: red wine, white wine and pink wine.

Among them, red wine can be subdivided into dry red wine, semi-dry red wine, semi-sweet red wine and sweet red wine, and white wine can be subdivided into dry white wine, semi-dry white wine, semi-sweet white wine and sweet white wine.

Red wine is drunk at many social dinners.

When you drink red wine, you will inevitably talk about its vintage.

Isn't there a saying that says?

Lafite '82, is the best"!

Why isn't Lafite the best in '83? And why isn't Lafite the best in '92?

Because Lafite 1982 was a good vintage!

Sometimes during dinner, some friends who don't understand red wine will ask me, "Mr. Zheng, do you know the year of red wine from **?" How do you see the vintage of a red wine? ”

Actually, it's quite simple.

Each bottle of wine will have a paper label attached to the bottle, which is what we call a wine label.

The wine label will always have a four-digit number, 19xx or 20xx, which is the vintage of the red wine.

For example, in the bottle below, the label says "2010" (in the red circle), and we can say that it is a "2010 vintage".

For example, if the bottle below says "2014" (circled in red) on the label, then it is a "2014" vintage.

Then some friends will ask, "Mr. Zheng, what does the year represent?" ”

Wine vintage means that the grapes used to make this wine are harvested in time.

The "1982 vintage" of Lafite at the beginning of the article means that his grapes were harvested in 1982.

In addition, the grape harvest season is generally September and October in the northern hemisphere, such as France, Spain, the United States, and China, while in the southern hemisphere, such as Chile, New Zealand, and Australia, it is generally in March and April.

Then, for the "1982 vintage" Lafite, the time of grape harvest is very clear, that is, in the autumn of September 1982, which is not very simple.

Is the vintage of a red wine equal to the time it leaves the factory and the time it is bottled? ”

Not this one.

The vintage represents when the grapes were harvested, not when the wine was bottled and left the factory.

The bottling time (year, month and day) will appear on the bottleneck of the wine, the back label, and the bottle body, and after the wine is imported, the wine merchant will also attach a Chinese label on the back label, which will have the date and time of the wine being bottled and leaving the factory.

Most of the time for red wine to be bottled and sealed is within a year or two of the grape harvest year. Of course, there are also longer ones, five or six years after the grapes are harvested, before they are bottled and left the factory.

So why is there a gap of one or two years between grape picking and bottling time? It's like pickling cabbage, it takes months.

After the grapes are harvested, they are sorted, crushed, fermented, macerated, blended and clarified, all of which take a lot of time.

In particular, there are oak barrels, which take three to six months for regular wines, and one to two years for better wines, such as Lafite, which is aged for 18 to 20 months.

Look at the front label of the wine, and the wine will tell you the year of its birth!

The vintage of the wine refers to the year in which the grapes used to make the wine were harvested. This is the wine made from grapes harvested in that year. For example, if a bottle of wine says that the year 2000 is indicated, it means that the grapes used in this wine were harvested and pressed in 2000.

Of course, wines are vintage, but not all wines get better the older they get. Grapes are a crop that grows in a variety of ways that affect the local climate, the light of the vines, the soil, the air, the moisture base and the microclimate of the entire region. That's why there are so many places in the world at about the same latitude that only a few places make good wine.

In years with too much rain, the grapes have too much moisture, and the wine may not be rich in color, aroma and moisture will affect the quality of the wine, while in the year when it is too dry, the grapes will have small grains, slow growth, and insufficient moisture, and the wine will not be good. If there is a pest or disease, it can be even more catastrophic for the grapes.

Therefore, a good vintage mainly refers to the year's climate, temperature difference, moisture and other comprehensive climates that are most suitable for grape growth and can produce the best wine.

Although the selection of the wine year is important, it is not the key, the key is to look at your personal preference. Wine is a very varied drink, and if you drink it often, you can drink it in a variety of flavors, which is very interesting.

As for the vintage of domestic red wine, it was very confusing earlier, and the 92-year-old wine was still there after more than ten years of drinking, and if you think about the output of that year, you can know the authenticity of the 92-year-old wine on the market. However, from January 1, 2008, the new national mandatory standards for wine will be implemented, and the labeling of wine vintages will be truly regulated. Compared with the old standard, the new wine standard is not only mandatory, but also clearly stipulates that the vintage of the wine must refer to the year of grape harvest, and the grape juice content of that year must reach more than 80%.

Therefore, the vintage wines on the market today are the real vintage wines. The Bordeaux region of France has a good vintage from 2000 to 2003. In particular, 2003 was the best vintage.

Domestic wines, still don't mention any vintage, to be honest there really is no too good vintage wine :)

Domestic wines are printed with the date of manufacture on the closure of the bottle. At this time, the law of wine production in our country is required.

Generally, after the import of foreign wine, the importer should paste a description on the back of the wine bottle, which is generally called "back label". It will clearly tell you the year of growth, the manufacturer, the alcohol content, the volume, the country of production, the ingredient list, the storage method, etc.

The production process of wine in foreign countries takes a certain amount of time, so it is impossible for the wine of the year of harvest to leave the factory. So the imported wines we see are produced at least the year before, and some good wines may be aged in the cellar for 2 or 3 years or more before leaving the factory.

The wine label says that the vintage of the red wine is not the vintage of the factory, but the vintage of the grapes used in this bottle of wine, and this year's grapes, after vinification and aging, often do not go on the market until later next year.

The laws of all wine-producing countries, whether in the New World or the Old World, specify that the wine must be labelled with the vintage, so just pick up the bottle and look at the label to know the vintage of the wine, that is, the year of harvest of the grapes used to make the bottle.

As long as it's not more than ten years old.

When shopping for wines, you may have heard the sayings "a certain vintage of Bordeaux red wine is good and worth buying", "these vintages of Pinot Noir are of good quality, you should pay more attention", etc. So, what makes a good vintage? Do all wines need to be paid attention to the vintage when buying?

Today, we're going to talk a little bit about vintages.

1.What is the vintage of the wine?

Simply put, the vintage of a wine refers to the year in which the wine grapes were harvested. For example, if a bottle of wine says 2016 on the label, it means that the grapes were harvested in 2016. The style of the wines varies from year to year, as weather conditions can vary greatly from year to year, and the weather has a direct impact on the growth and final quality of the grapes.

For wine regions in the northern hemisphere, such as France, Italy and the United States, the growing season is mainly from March to October. In the southern hemisphere, such as Australia, New Zealand and Chile, the growing season is mainly between September and April. For wines from the same vintage, wines from the southern hemisphere are usually half a year older than wines from the northern hemisphere.

2.Do all wines have vintages?

Wines are usually dated with a vintage, but this does not mean that all wines have a vintage, such as the well-known champagne or the sherry, which has been matured under the Solera system. Taking unvintage champagne as an example, in order to maintain the unity and stability of the wine style, as well as considering factors such as the ** and sales of the wine, the winery will use the base wine made from grapes of different years to blend and make unvintage champagne, and sometimes mark the abbreviation of "no vintage" on the wine label, which means 'no vintage')"Compared with vintage champagne, unvintage champagne can usually show the brand's consistent and classic style, and ** is more accessible to the people.

3.What makes a good vintage?

Good wine is inseparable from good grapes, and good grapes are inseparable from good vintages. Put simply, a good vintage is an ideal vintage if the vines receive plenty of light, heat and moisture at the right time during the growing season, if there are no devastating events such as heavy rain, hail or frost, and if they flower, set and ripen all the way.

Summary. Hello dear and happy to answer for you. What do you think about the vintage of red wine?

Usually people judge the wine by its color, mellow aroma, softening of the tannins in the wine, and taste. Look at the production date on the label or bottle cap, if the production date is more than three years different from the vintage, it means that there is a problem with the bottle. If there is no production date, the easiest way is to see if there is sediment in the bottle.

Red wines will have tannins and pigment deposits after aging in the bottle, and a bottle of wine that is more than five years old will have significant sediments, and if there is no sediment, it means that it is a vintage that has been bottled late.

Hello dear and happy to answer for you. What do you think about the vintage of red wine? Usually people judge by the color of the wine, the mellow aroma of the wine, the softening of the tannins in the wine, and the feeling of the match.

Look at the production date on the label or bottle cap, if the production date is more than three years different from the vintage, it means that there is a problem with the bottle. If there is no production date, the easiest way is to see if there is sediment in the bottle. Red wines will have tannins and pigment deposits after aging in rotten bottles, and a bottle of wine that is more than five years old will have obvious sediments, if there is no sediment, it means that this is a vintage wine that has been bottled late.

Yours ** is more vague Oh kiss.

This is that year, thank you teacher.

Dear, you can't see this little cloud here, the general shelf life will be at the cap!

The vintage of a wine can generally be determined in the following ways: Label: The label on the bottle of a red wine usually lists information such as the winery, the variety of the wine, the origin of the wine, and the percentage of the yearbook.

The year is usually presented in a font that is clearly elevated, such as "2010" or ".'10”。Bottom of the bottle: Some red wine bottles have the date printed on the bottom, which is usually suitable for older vintages, as in recent years bottles no longer have the date printed in this way.

Wine stoppers: Some premium state wine corks will have the year indicated on them. Color:

Usually, the color of the red wine will gradually darken over time, and if you have a red wine with multiple vintages, you can compare their colors to give a rough idea of the size of the vintage.