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Grape Minds

Episode 10: Are All Old Wines Good?

    

Allowing a wine to age can be a tricky business.  Guessing the exact best moment when wine is at its peak of integrated tannin, fruit and acidity is about as easy as catching a unicorn. But there are some loose guidelines out there to help those with the patience to actually age wine.  We’ll go over the aging windows for red and whites.  As for what’s happening inside the bottle when wine is aging? Well, we can share what little we were able to glean without getting a degree in chemistry.

Grape Minds