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When is the right time to drink your wine?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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This question has been asked over and over.\u00a0 \u00a0 Normally there are two parts to this question.\u00a0 \u00a0One is when\u00a0 is it the best time to drink that wine
\n (Vintage Year) <\/strong>and secondly, is it time now, should I wait. (Wine Life Span)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most wine publications produce various Wine Vintage Charts that will help you to determine<\/p>\n

What year was the best<\/em><\/span>
\nShould I drink it now<\/em><\/span>
\nShould I hold the wine till later<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

This varies between wines, countries, regions and much more.<\/p>\n

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This is just one example of what a wine vintage chart can look like.\u00a0 Overall it can get very confusing.<\/p>\n

Vintage charts<\/b> summarize the quality and character of the wines from a particular region in a specific year. They are by necessity general in nature, but can help consumers make good choices when faced with unfamiliar wines. They also help collectors determine when their wines will be drinking well.
\n(from Wine Spectator)<\/em><\/p>\n

Normal tags associated wine various vintage years are:<\/p>\n

Drink Now\u00a0 –<\/em> Essentially means to drink that vintage year now
\nDrink or Hold –<\/em> You can drink it now, but it still will last for more years
\nHold –\u00a0\u00a0<\/em> Dont drink it, instead hold on to the wine for later years
\nPast Peak –\u00a0 <\/em>Go ahead and drink it now, it wont get any better<\/p>\n

Each country, region, wine type will have the Vintage year with one of the recommendations.\u00a0 \u00a0The higher the number, the better the wines attributes should be.\u00a0 Normally, wine lovers only select wines with a rating over 90.
\nThis is an example of Italian wines from the Piedmont region of Italy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
2011<\/a><\/td>\n93<\/td>\nDrink or hold<\/span><\/td>\nRich, fleshy Barolos and balanced Barbarescos; the best have vibrant structures for aging. A fine year for Barbera<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/a><\/td>\n97<\/td>\nHold<\/span><\/td>\nA cool growing season and ideal weather before harvest; pure, elegant and structured reds, with fine potential for aging<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Two very important things to remember regarding Vintage charts and Wine Ratings:<\/p>\n

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  1. The fact that a wine has a very high rating, does NOT<\/strong> mean that this wine is
    \nis special and that you will automatically love it.\u00a0 A wine rating of 95 for a
    \nwine from this Piedmont region of Italy, does not mean you are going to like it.
    \nYou might be quite satisfied with a lower rating from a wine in a region or\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0grape type that you like.<\/li>\n
  2. Wine ratings are like reviews on cars, restaurants and many other products.
    \nMany times these ratings get influenced by manufacturers, producers, distributors, etc.\u00a0 \u00a0 At the wine retail shop I worked for in Brookfield, CT, the owner always wanted to display wines with a 90 rating or higher.\u00a0 \u00a0 These ratings basically come from three sources\u00a0 (Wine Spectator, Robert\u00a0 Parker, and Wine Enthusiast).\u00a0 \u00a0 You will find some wines that have an above 90 rating from one of those three, but yet have a below 90 from another source.\u00a0 \u00a0I always like wines that all three sources basically had the same rating.\u00a0 \u00a0 One thing I introduced at this retail store, was a Store Selection Rating.<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0After tasting the wine, we would put our own rating.\u00a0 But instead of a number value, we gave a A, B, C rating like your grades in school.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Here are some of the general accepted ratings for wine:<\/p>\n