To age or not to age

[Catwina]

Can someone explain why some wines are better aged and others are not? Does the quality of the fruit determine this aspect of winemaking?

[wondersofwine]

Welcome to the board Catwina. I am going to steer you to another part of the board. If you go to the home page: http://www.wines.com/ and click on "Learn about wine" you will see Frequently Asked Questions. Click on the blue underlined "go now" and question #3 deals with aging and storing wines.

[winoweenie]

Hi Catwina and welcome to the board. 97 % of wines produced are meant to be consumed on release.Wines that are meant for ageing are normally produced in small quantities by botique producers. There are exceptions of course. Yes the fruit is superior, the winemaking more personal and the whole process has some history on its' siode. To give a rule of thumb that's also fraught with exceptions, grocery store wines are meant to be drunk on purchase,ie, most wines in the 20 buck and under catagory. There isn't a really concrete definative answer. WW

[Catwina]

Thanks for the information...It was really helpful. I have always been interested in learning about different wines and I am glad I found this site.
Cat