Does wine get stronger (alcohol wise) as it ages?!
Does wine get stronger (alcohol wise) as it ages?
Answers: Yes and No, LOL! :)
If it has been bottled, NO, the alcohol content can not change.
But if aging in a wooden (usually oak) barrel, Yes. The fermentation should already be complete, and there is a set amount of alcohol depending on how much sugar was in the grapes. But, barrels "breathe" and water slowly evaporates, but the alcohol does not evaporate, so the wine slowly becomes more concentrated while aging in barrels. Source(s):
I have made wine Yep
Although if you're not careful it can turn to vinegar which tastes really bad and has no alcohol Nope sure doesn't. The alcohol is the same as bottled. The flavors can change because of aging but not the alcohol. Wine does not get stronger with age - once the wine is bottled, it is at it's highest alchohol content. As it ages, however, it's body and character may change - less harsh, rounder, a bit fuller, etc. But the alchohol content never changes. That would require the addition of more sugar. Yes, it gets better as it ages. the alcohol in wine is created as a result of fermentation of the sugars in the grape juice...by yeast. For wine to continue to ferment, living yeast would have to be in your bottle of wine.
So the answer is no. mostly no
it maxes out when the yeast dies, 6 to 12% or so I think