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A Few Tips on Aging Wine
Unlike beer, wine improves with age - just like us, right?
Aging a young wine allows the complex flavours to develop. Here are a few tips on aging your wine once you bring the wine home:
So, first off...
Please be aware that a lot of personal opinions dominate the wine industry when it comes to aging.
It all comes down to personal taste. A well aged
wine is really whatever you as an individual prefer. Remember, you heard this here first...
Once bottled, it's best to store your wine in a cool dark place that's free from vibration and temperature
changes.
After bottling, the corks should be kept moist by placing the bottles onto a horizontal rack. Note that
when you bring the wine home, the bottles
should be left upright for 2 days (so they can expand in the bottle and make a good seal) before placing them into a horizontal
rack.
Unless you're losing it, shrinks are not necessary! They do look nice though. The bottles, that is...
Ever wondered why an opened bottle of wine isn't as good the next day? Once a bottle is opened, the wine becomes
exposed to air. Generally, air is the enemy of wine as it causes oxidization (a bitter taste). For a red wine,
letting the wine "air" a little after the cork is pulled is a good thing but remember, if left it will "air" too much and
become bitter to the taste.
If you want to age your wine for longer than a year, please talk to one of our staff as they'll be able to suggest a
wine style that will suit your specific needs.
Concentrates:
Generally, the heavier the wine, the longer it should age. Concentrates are lighter (especially the whites)
and only take around 2-3 months (usually, the ride home is sufficient!)
Concentrate based wines age faster than juices but will lack the complex flavours.
After around 12 months, concentrate based wines begin to deteriorate because they lack body.
As a rough rule of thumb, aging for white wines will be 3-6 months and 6-8 months for the reds.
Juices:
Juice based wines generally keep improving with age.
If you want to age a wine for more than a year, talk to one of the staff about what you're looking for
as they'll be able to recommend a specific wine style for you.
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