Why does the wine taste better when it's old?!
Why does the wine taste better when it's old?
people like to keep wines for how many years because the older it is the better it taste...is this true?what happen to the wine and how come an old wine taste better than those new made wines?
Answers:
Some wines, depending on how they are made, and stored will improve with age. The first part of the aging process has the most effect for the time, and this is sometimes done in wood which also affects the flavor. This process is completed prior to being bottled and made available at the store. Certain wines will not be any better for the age after this point. Some examples of these are most of your white wines, Champagne, Sherry.
Other wines will improve after the bottling process slower and slower each year until it reaches it's peak. After that peak point it rapidly goes the other direction towards vinegar. For your deep reds and ports the peak point can be 75-100 years if was made carefully and aged properly. Other lighter wines will peak at 5-10 years.
Aging your wine should be a personal choice depending on your own consumption. If you drink a lot of red wine and have some favorite brands I would recommend buying an extra bottle here and there and setting it aside for a few years and see how you like it. If you drink mostly white or blush I wouldn't bother with it. If you are thinking about just aging your bottles for a few months I wouldn't bother. You should also consider that the longer a wine ages the slighter the changes will be. So if you haven't developed a taste for minor nuances in wine flavor you may not be able to notices the difference between a 2000 and a 2001. You may also consider seeking out vintage year wines of your favorites. These are years that the grape/wine quality was so good for a specific wine/region that they aged a larger quantity at the winery and later bottle it as a vintage year. These are naturally more expensive, but also the cream of the vineyard.
Happy wine drinking!
i like sweet wine. old wine, its just some dumb idea than the other it is, its better.
it does not always taste better as it ages...but as a whole yes aging wine causes the flavors to enhance.
Some wines, when stored properly, improve with age.
It has to do with the proteins breaking down and the flavors melding together. As the sugars and proteins mature, the flavors sometimes mellow out, sometimes they get sharper. It depends on the wine and it depends on the wine making process employed.
I made a batch 2 years ago and every couple of months we crack open another bottle that is better than the one before. Of course, at some point the wine will cease to improve with age.