Ageing wine

[Innkeeper]

Perhaps a better question is: when do you have to age your wines? Somewhere upwards of 95% of the wines made in the world are approachable (drinkable) upon release. The rest go by the guidelines suggested above. Since you posted this on the Zinfandel thread, perhaps that is the kind of wine you are talking about. Almost all Zinfandel is ready to drink between two and five years of vintage.