When or long to wait before opening a bottle

[Innkeeper]

Hi Dial, and welcome to the Wine Board. Every wine by vintage is different. Having said that, well over ninety percent of the wine made in the world is ready to drink upon release. The small number that you would lay down (age out) you should be able to manage either by learning about it before hand from magazines or on line in places like this, or by asking your retailer when purchasing. The best line is, "How approachable is this wine?" There are no hard rules on one country's or one region's wines need to be aged for X years.