Is it the harvest, storing or putting in bottles date?...or any other date!!?
2007-02-25 09:35:34 · 10 answers · asked by veryconfused 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
The date on the bottle is the year the grapes in the wine were harvested. Bottles of wine without years mean that grapes from several vintages were blended. Bottles with ages are generally higher quality with some notable exceptions (most champagnes are not labeled with a year for one).
Older age doesn't necessarily mean better quality. Certain grapes, less quality vintages and most white wines do no age well. Some years in certain regions are particularly good while others are not depending primarily on climate.
2007-02-25 09:53:29 · answer #1 · answered by Ruff Dogg 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The year is the vintage, which means the year that the grapes were picked. Once picked, the juice will sit in barrels or tanks for up to three years. But, the year of harvest will still be the vintage.
IE:
Grapes picked in 2002
Sat in Barrels from 2002-2004
Bottled in 2004
Vintage = 2002
And as mentioned, the older the wine DOES NOT mean the better the wine. 10 years won't turn a Beringer White Zin into a fantastic wine and a 1987 Barolo may be flat and tasteless (too old).
2007-02-25 10:49:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The date on a bottle of wine means how old it has been sitting in its barrel or aging, which is how wine is made so if the date on a bottle of wine says 1995 that means the bottle has been in that barrel aging for 12 years. Which makes even better. The longer it ages the better it will taste.
2007-02-25 09:47:33 · answer #3 · answered by Sucarri G 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The date on the bottle is the harvest.
An Estate wine means that the grapes were picked from the same area, giving the wine a consistent, more intense flavor.
I forget what a Reserve means.
2007-02-25 09:50:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-25 22:59:05 · answer #5 · answered by klingbeill 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Most of the time, the longer it has been harvested, the better it is. For example, since it is 2007, and you got a wine from the 90's, it's probably very good.
2007-02-25 09:43:18 · answer #6 · answered by loserxoxoloser 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It should mean the harvest date, or at least that is what it means in North America and Europe.
2007-02-25 09:42:58 · answer #7 · answered by Patricia D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually it's the date of bottling.
2007-02-25 09:40:07 · answer #8 · answered by Sharyn 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
represents the harvest year AND the year that the wine was produced.
2007-02-25 09:41:03 · answer #9 · answered by Cister 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the day it was bottled
2007-02-25 13:21:08 · answer #10 · answered by murduk0420 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋