2006-08-13 13:44:30 · 11 answers · asked by RON R 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Vintage, in wine-making, is the process of picking grapes and creating the finished product.
A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all, or primarily, grown in a single specified year. In certain wines it can denote quality, as in Port, where Port houses make and declare "vintage" Port in their best years. From this tradition, a common, though incorrect, usage applies the term to any wine that is perceived to be particularly old or of a particularly high quality.
Most countries allow a vintage wine to include a portion of wine that is not from the year denoted on the label. Australia, New Zealand and the member states of the European Union require 85% same-year content for vintage-dated wine. In Chile and South Africa, the requirement is only 75%. In the United States, the requirement is 85%, unless the wine is designated with an AVA, (e.g., Russian River Valley), in which case it is 95%. Technically, the 85% rule in the United States applies equally to foreign imports, but there are obvious challenges in enforcing the regulation.
The opposite of a vintage wine is a nonvintage wine, which is usually a blend from the produce of two or more years. This is a common practice for winemakers seeking a consistent style of wine, year on year.
2006-08-13 14:41:55 · answer #1 · answered by bearableloon 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Vintage is the year the grapes were harvested NOT THE YEAR the wine was placed in the bottle.
2014-10-19 11:02:18 · answer #2 · answered by James 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vintage refers to the year that the grapes were harvested.
Which is why wine vintage charts, that assist when selecting wines, often refer to the weather and climate changes of an wine producing area when they recommend where, when and what to buy
2006-08-13 14:00:33 · answer #3 · answered by LAUGHING MAGPIE 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Vintage is indicated by the year on the wine bottle. it is the year of harvest. Not the year of bottling because some wines are kept in the casks for upto 5 years before bottling.
2006-08-13 15:16:56 · answer #4 · answered by protos2222222 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The vintage is the year the wine was bottled.
2006-08-13 13:49:37 · answer #5 · answered by tsopolly 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The vintage refers to the year the grapes were pressed and fermentation starts. Depending on the wine, it may be years before it's bottled.
And this is coming from a winemaker...
2006-08-13 15:27:29 · answer #6 · answered by Phil C 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Those who say it's the year the wine is bottled are idiots. It's the year the wine was made.
2006-08-13 15:29:57 · answer #7 · answered by dogglebe 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Year of the wine in the bottle...
2006-08-13 14:25:05 · answer #8 · answered by agavemark 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well vintage means old so i'm assumiong that the wine is from a while ago. Alot of people love drinking old wine, i duno the answer to that though =_)
2006-08-13 13:50:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Year or time that they pick the grapes.
2006-08-16 03:35:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋