Do all wines get better with age, and do they need to be aged at a certain temperature? etc....?

Answer 1

No

I think many people think that if you keep a wine for 10 years you will land up with something fantastic.

In general white wines do not have as long a life as red but you can cellar the following

Whites
Riesling
Good Chardonnay

Reds
Cab Sav
Shiraz
Barbara
Petit vedot

Sparkling
Champagne
Cava
Mcc

Port
Vintage Port
LBV Port

In general old world wines (Italy , France )have a much better ageing potential as the have a better acid structure to carry them trough

New world wines (Aussie, South Africa) are made in a more ready to drink style so they won’t benefit that much from ageing.

The ideal temp for wines to age at is 11 degrees C, in dark conditions wine no vibrations and little disturbance.

My advice keep a few good bottles back to impress just because of the age

But drink wine early before it you catch it on the down hill from its peak

So crack open a bottle

Cheers!

Answer 2

Not necessarily. the whites hardly need a year or a year and a half at the most.

The reds need some time to age and mellow specially if they are made with grapes like the cabernet sauvignon, merlot,syrah or the cabernet franc. the new world wines (USA,Chile,Australia....) will probably do well with around 2-3 years aging. but if you have a good AOC Bordeaux or Burgundy then the years count. some of the first growths from these regions age upto 10-15 years. the 1982 Vintage from bordeaux is out and available now. if you are a wine freak try and get a bottle although it will be horribly expensive. measure a bottle like this to a young wine which has been aged for bout 2-3 years. you'll come to the difference that aging brings into a wine.

Certain grapes like the cabernet sauvignon from france will require years of aging to mellow the tannins and make them more rounder. A cabernet from australia or the napa valley will hardly require that much of aging. The region from which the wine and the grape comes also affects the aging factor.

Wines are best stored in cool dark places like a cupboard or closet, lying them flat on the sides so that the wine is in constant touch with the cork and the cork does not dry out. the place should not be too humid.

Answer 3

Not all. It completely depends on what the year was like for the grapes, what the winemaker did with it during production right down to how they chose to seal the bottle. You can store all wines at the same temperature though. I am the Cellar Manager for a wine group and all of our wines (whites, reds, sparkling, icewine & fruit wine) are all stored at the exact same temperature in a professional wine cellar.

Answer 4

yup yup yup ya chek for the site
http://en.wikipedia.or