How do you know which wine is the good, and those the year matter.?!
Reality is though- that what truly dtermines a "good" wine is simply what tastes good to you. Don't worry about cost or age.
A $20 wine from 2004 might be as enjoyable as a $1000 bottle that is decades old. The key is understanding what tastes come from each type of grape, and how those pair with food, Go to a wine tasting, where you can taste several wines. You'll learn to appreciate the differences between grapes, and what you like best.
Answers: As wine develops over time, the chemicals in it change the taste, often for the better. That's why you often hear about really old wines being really prized.
Reality is though- that what truly dtermines a "good" wine is simply what tastes good to you. Don't worry about cost or age.
A $20 wine from 2004 might be as enjoyable as a $1000 bottle that is decades old. The key is understanding what tastes come from each type of grape, and how those pair with food, Go to a wine tasting, where you can taste several wines. You'll learn to appreciate the differences between grapes, and what you like best.
its personal preference as to what type of wine.... then after you figured out what type you like, it's vintage year, aged length, and quality of the vineyard... Imported are generally "good" as compared to domestics. France and Italy are famous for amazing wines...and more likely to be considered "good"
Knowing what you like determines if you will think a wine is good. Wine tastings in your area will help you find the kinds of wines you like and yes the year matters, especially for higher end wines. Season's crops vary from year to year, some years are better than other. But the year alone does NOT determine that a wine is good.
good wine is wine that you enjoy drinking. don't worry about what other people consider good or bad. you should try as many wines as you can and decide for yourself what your likes and dislikes are. when you find out the qualities of wine that you like or dislike you can go from there. do you like dry, red, white, sweet, buttery, oaky, it just depends.
Wine is like art. A particular bottle of wine may be exquisite to you, but straight up nasty for someone else. Believe it or not, some people rather enjoy a bottle of $3.00 wine with the screw cap vs. a $30.00 bottle with the cork. Wine have flavoroids that can taste woody, fruity, dry, light, strong. There is no limit, but the general idea is to have a wine that suites what you are having it with. For cheese or red meat people go with a strong wine like Merlot. You probably don't want to drink Merlot when eating fish because the wine will overpower the fish to the point that you could barely taste the fish. The other reason is that the Merlot will taste stronger than it really is. For something light light like fish or salad I would go with a light wine like Pinot Grigio. There are countless books on wine even in supermarkets, book store will usually have them on sale. Bon Petit
First, as suggested by another, you need to discover what wines you like by style and variety. Reds, whites, blends or varietals, regions and what not.
Then, many community colleges have wine tasting classes. that is a good way to learn. Also, magazines like Wine Spectator can be very educational. However, there are hundreds if not thousands of wines.
Once you discover what kinds - not brands - of wine you like find a good wine seller and get some recommendations. Be sure to indicate a price range. Unless you are willing to invest a great deal of time in learning it yourself, a reliable expert is you best bet.