How long can you store wine?

[ShaiNess]

Ehehehe you guys are funny. Figures...you're from NY as well. Quirkie minds we all have.

ANYWAY, thanks for all the input you guys. I guess I should just start trying to drink some of the wines I have sitting around. As far as the collecting is a wasteful habit thing...I can't help myself. I see a bottle I like, I buy it. Thankfully it usually only happens when I'm traveling. I suppose I really should try drinking them though.

Foodie, you're right, the primary reason I have always stuck with sweet wines/desert wines is because it masks the alcohol taste. I'm so sensitive to it that I usually can't drink wine with my food since I find the food takes any of the "wine" taste and just amplifies the "alcohol" taste in my mouth. I'm getting better at ignoring it though.

Now here's a question...On one of the other posts that I read, it said to know how long you can store wine, you should really know your vineyard. With that in mind, I decided to call up the vineyard and ask them myself. They told me that the whites can be stored from 3-5 yrs and the reds indefinitely. Would they steer me wrong? It is the reputation of their wine that would be affected.