Today’s question was sent in from Gordon in Hoboken (New Jersey) who asks “Time in a bottle: When should I drink my wine?”.
Video sum up: When should I drink my wine?
Wine changes year to year, even season to season.
First, when you keep your wines you have to keep an eyes on things. You should keep wine in a dark, cool and free of vibration place.
You first should then understand the types of wine that would improve over time and the types of wine that should be drunk younger.
To do so you have to understand the wine itself, what is the lineage of the wine… by reading tasting notes for example from Robert Parker, Wine Spectator or even on winemaker’s website. They will most often give you an estimation on when you should drink your wine.
At the same time it is equally interesting to drink a wine as it evolves. For example young Bordeaux, they are fresh, tight and it’s very interesting to try to determine how it will evolves.
Finally keep a close eye on your cellar because you don’t want to lose the opportunity to drink a very nice wine at his peak.
Today Jeremy will try with his guest, Mike from Boston, what to answer the question: is a value wine? They will thus judge two Bordeaux Cabernet, one between $10 and $15 and another one between $40 and $50.
Today’s question was sent in from Tom from Tottenville (Staten Island, NY) who asks “Where does the dryness in wine comes from?”.
Part 1: Dryness in Red wines
Part 2: Dryness in White wines
Video sum up: Where does the dryness in wine comes from?
In red wines the dryness is the result of tannins.
“The tannins in wine are from two sources: firstly from the grape seeds, skins and stems, and secondly from the oak barrels (typically Quercus petraea or “French oak”) in which wine is made.” (Wikipedia)
Over time the tannins allow the wine to mature.
In white wines essentially it is the absence of sugar.
Wine like Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay are dry because they don’t have a lot of sugar.