- published: 19 Dec 2013
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The aging of wine is potentially able to improve the quality of wine. This distinguishes wine from most other consumable goods. While wine is perishable and capable of deteriorating, complex chemical reactions involving a wine's sugars, acids and phenolic compounds (such as tannins) can alter the aroma, color, mouthfeel and taste of the wine in a way that may be more pleasing to the taster. The ability of a wine to age is influenced by many factors including grape variety, vintage, viticultural practices, wine region and winemaking style. The condition that the wine is kept in after bottling can also influence how well a wine ages and may require significant time and financial investment. The quality of an aged wine varies significantly bottle-by-bottle, depending on the conditions under which it was stored, and the condition of the bottle and cork, and thus it is said that rather than good old vintages, there are good old bottles. There is a significant mystique around the aging of wine, as its chemistry was not understood for a long time, and old wines are often sold for extraordinary prices. However, the vast majority of wine is not aged, and even wine that is aged is rarely aged for long; it is estimated that 90% of wine is meant to be consumed within a year of production, and 99% of wine within 5 years.
What is a vintage and how important is it to everyday wine? How much should you be concerned about aging? These are some of the topics covered in this video.
Winexpert's Tim Vandergrift on aging kit wine at home. View all the great products and community at Northern Brewer America's #1 Homebrew Supplier. http://www.northernbrewer.com View all the great products and community at Northern Brewer America's #1 Homebrew Supplier. http://www.northernbrewer.com
This video provides all kinds of information to help you determine how long to age a wine.
When aging your liquor or wine in an oak barrel and you aren't going to fill the barrel to the top then you should rotate the barrel one quarter turn about every 1, 2 or 3 days so that the liquor or wine will soak evenly in to the oak barrel. This will help to make sure your barrel does not dry out on the top and also make sure it soaks in to the barrel evenly. It will also help to age your liquor or wine faster too. http://redheadoakbarrels.com
Winemaker Fred Scherrer is asked about aging wine by Jessica Bell of the Midwest Wine School. Fred discusses what he looks for in a wine to age and how to store wine at home. Jessica teaches WSET courses in the midwest and Fred makes wine in California's Russian River Valley. Sound and video quality has increased dramatically at Ask a Winemaker, but we love these old "library" offerings that show were we started. Please check out our latest winemaker interviews at the links below. Watch our full series with Fred and Ed Scherrer of the Scherrer Winery on Ask a Winemaker. http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL60BA50DBFAAF2E0A Ask a Winemakers interviews with California Winemakers: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7921E180A0401D2C Ask a Winemaker on Facebook: https://www.f...
How to control the humidity and temperature in a cellar while aging wine in oak barrels; learn more about wine in this free instructional video. Expert: Kálmán Zsolt Bio: Kálmán Zsolt is president of the Hungarian Sommelier Association. He has been responsible for wine production at the wineries of Gundel, a famous Hungarian restaurant, since 1998. Filmmaker: Paul (Leopold) Volniansky
http://blog.storage.com/storage/storing-a-wine-collection/ - There are four main storage conditions you want to be aware of when storing your wine collection for aging: temperature, light, humidity and stability. -- Temperature should be above 50 degrees, but below 70 degrees -- Extended exposure to direct light can speed up the aging process. Keep wine in a cool, dark place. -- If humidity is too low, the cork can dry out and allow too much oxygen into the bottle. Too high, and the cork could rot over time. -- Wine should remain relatively stable while aging, to prevent any sediment from filtering throughout the bottle. Read the complete, original blog post here: http://blog.storage.com/storage/storing-a-wine-collection/ Laurie Wolford took over as general manager and owner at Spirit ...
Cellarmaster Patrick Fallon discusses making oak wine barrels with a hands-on demonstration by Nadalie Cooperage. Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon is aged in different French and American oak barrels. Learn how to make a barrel by watching the craftsmen coopers, or barrel makers, in action. http://blog.jordanwinery.com/2011/04/video-demonstrating-the-old-world-art-of-making-a-wine-barrel
In this wine tutorial with Bert Merlott, Bert meets Master of Wine Peter Marks and enlightens him on the barrel aging process.
Homebrewer doing his first batch of homemade wine; a cabernet sauvignon. Part 1 covers getting started, fementation, racking, and bulk aging. Part 2 covers bottling.