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Hannah Perry
 
February 10, 2021 | Wine Geek Wednesday | Hannah Perry

Wine Geek Wednesday

 
 

∙ love gets better with age, and so does wine∙
 

 Wine is more than just fermented grape juice as true love is more than just passion. An old bottle of wine feels priceless in your hands and radiates nostalgia, so for the sake of celebrating love (and patience) this month, we wanted to share what happens in a wine bottle over the years, what wines can stand the test of time and explain how wine, just like love, can get better with age.

 

 

What happens to wine when it's aged in a bottle?

 

Similarly to true love, select wine takes time to develop. Some wine tastes better with age because of a complex chemical reaction occurring among sugars, acids and substances known as phenolic compounds. In time, this chemical reaction can affect the taste, color and texture of wine.
 

Aging  Your Own Wine

 

An old wine gives us a way to re-experience a year that was special in our memory; maybe the year of our birth or anniversary, or to simply just enjoy the romanticization of the the concept.

 

There are certain wines that can benefit from long aging periods, and other simply don't. This doesn't mean that other wines will spoil-as long as you store it correctly- but that some wines don't necessarily benefit from long periods of time of being unopened, while others do.
 

We recommend aging our Petite Sirah, Merlot and Reserve Cabernet, as these wines will benefit and change from a few years of aging. We recommend not aging for more than 5 years, as the wine will be ready to be opened after that time period. Store horizontally in a cool and dark area for optimal aging! 

Pro Tip: Purchase multiple bottles of the same wine and open one to taste immediately, age the others, then do an analysis on how the wine has aged in grace over time by opening another one every 6 months - 1 year!
 

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