{"id":6538,"date":"2016-11-29T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewineplace.es\/?p=6538"},"modified":"2017-07-18T12:29:36","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T10:29:36","slug":"does-wine-improve-with-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markoneill.es\/en\/does-wine-improve-with-age","title":{"rendered":"Does wine Improve with age?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Does Wine Improve with Age? \u00a0<\/span>Some wines do improve with age, think of the great wines from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rioja, Napa, however, most do not.\u00a0 <\/span>If a wine does improve with age, how long will it age for?\u00a0 <\/span>This is a tricky question and the answer is that while you can estimate a guess you can\u2019t really know for sure until the cork is removed. <\/span><\/p>\n

Over the years I have kept bottles of wine thinking that in time they would mature into a fuller, more complex, richer and enjoyable wine. Some did but many did not, which can be an expense way to pour money down the sink.<\/span><\/p>\n

So what are the factors that improve a wines ability to age? The grape variety, the soil in which the vines are grown, the tannins, the natural acidity.\u00a0 <\/span>Matt Kramer writing in the Wine Spectator, suggests that the type of soil is an important factor in the ability of a wine to improve with age.\u00a0 <\/span>Grapes grown on sites of schist, (Douro, Priorato) granite or chalky clay (Burgundy, Barolo) often need time to, whereas vines grown on sandy soils tend not to last as long.<\/span><\/p>\n

Light and temperature are important factors that influence a wines quality when in storage.\u00a0 When<\/span>\u00a0storing a wine for a long period of time make sure it is dark with a constant temperature, ideally 13-14\u00baC.\u00a0 <\/span>If a wine is stored at a higher temperature, 20\u00baC+, for a long period of time, studies have shown that the wine will deteriorate faster than the same wine stored in cooler conditions.\u00a0 <\/span>A wine bought as part of a weekly shop, stored a room temperature is fine if you are going to drink it within a month.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wines that improve with time make up a very small percentage of the wines that are consumed.\u00a0 <\/span>The vast majority of wines should be drunk within 1 to 3 years. Bear this in mind when buying wines online, in a shop of from a restaurant list.\u00a0 <\/span>Always ask for the latest vintage, especially when it comes to white wines and roses. <\/span><\/p>\n

A good way to judge the condition of a wine is the colour.\u00a0 <\/span>White wines in clear bottles will become more yellow with over time, this can be a sign that the wine is past its best, red wines change from have a purply blue colour at the edge to browner colours.\u00a0 <\/span>If the wine is a Gran Reserva that is fine but if is a young wine then it is probably best avoided. <\/span><\/p>\n

So your weekly wine purchase is best to drink now rather than store it hoping that it will improve with time.\u00a0 <\/span>This may be a good time to check the wines you have had stored for long time!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Does Wine Improve with Age? \u00a0Some wines do improve with age, think of the great wines from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Rioja, Napa, however, most do not.\u00a0 If a wine does improve with age, how long will it age for?\u00a0 This is a tricky question and the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8738,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[264],"tags":[268],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/markoneill.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6538"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/markoneill.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/markoneill.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markoneill.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markoneill.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6538"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/markoneill.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6538\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8975,"href":"https:\/\/markoneill.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6538\/revisions\/8975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markoneill.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/markoneill.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markoneill.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markoneill.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}