Wine Aging Rookie

[Innkeeper]

Hi Leanne, and welcome to the Wine Board. We only need one posting per question, not three. The answer to the question about 20 is no. The Valpolicella and the Johannesburg Riesling should be consumed immediately if it isn't too late. The merlots and the zinfandel you could cellar up to three years, and the Medoc and the cabernet sauvignon up to five years. If you want a wine that will cellar for 20 years sight unseen, that is without knowing about the specific bottling, look for Brunello di Montalcino. They start at $35 for a current vintage, and go on up. You can get a very consistent one from Banfi, the same folks that brought you Reunite, for $50.00. These mature in fifteen years, but most will go 20 without much of a problem.