Surely,the wine producers must know when their wines are at their best and for how long, therefor they should be able to state a best before date
2006-12-02 07:03:50 · 10 answers · asked by Kenny 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Cheap wine, is best consumed within 12 - 18 months of purchase. This is because the wine has been produced and selected for immediate consumption. They use chemicals to remove fines (organic solids) from the wine. More expensive and Vintage wine has been selected from the best grapes, but not the best for immediate consumption. The Quality control process dictates when the producer puts the product to market. These wines are manufactured using traditional processes and implement less chemicals. They require an extended 'lay up' time to allow settlement of the organic matter.
If you get a top of the range Red Wine, you will find that the bottle still contains the organic sludge in the bottom of the bottle. This is because settlement takes place within the bottle over many years of maturing. This type of wine requires special attention to maintain its quality up to and inclusive of the pouring process.
As chemicals are used to artificially age cheap wine, they don't keep as well but expensive wines can keep for tens of years or more.
2006-12-02 07:34:13 · answer #1 · answered by WavyD 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in France, if you have the money you can buy a bottle of wine decades old for thouasands of Euros. Best before doesn't come in to it. Get with it.
2006-12-02 15:14:00 · answer #2 · answered by Hairybolux 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wine gets better with age so the older it is the better it will be.
As long as the seal (cork) is not popped the flavor from today will be good 100 or 1000 years from now
This is not true for beer, lol.
Hope this helps
2006-12-02 15:06:49 · answer #3 · answered by msijg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wine ages. Its not the same as beer.
The older a wine the more flavor and taste it has.
2006-12-02 15:12:01 · answer #4 · answered by knowitall 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because wine is better as it gets older...not before a certain date.
2006-12-02 15:06:51 · answer #5 · answered by Angela 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever bought a bottle of wine that you didn't intend to drink right away? They don't have a sell by date as they don't last that long !! Merry (Hic!) Christmas...
2006-12-02 16:38:19 · answer #6 · answered by rusty b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because most wines get better in taste with age
2006-12-02 15:07:26 · answer #7 · answered by amanda h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because most alcoholic beverages do not spoil or go off much if any.
2006-12-02 15:48:55 · answer #8 · answered by COACH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they never last long enough to go off !
2006-12-02 19:52:32 · answer #9 · answered by Scotty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋