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Wine Aging Guidelines |
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| Many factors influence the aging of wine in a bottle; grape variety, growing season, wine acidity, etc. The following is a list of some of the more popular wine varieties and their average aging potential. | |
| Wine | Aging |
| Beaujolais | 0-3 |
| Beaujolais Nauveau | Now |
| Bordeaux, Red | 6-12+ |
| Bordeaux, White | 4-10 |
| Cabernet Sauvignon | 5-10+ |
| Champagne, non-Vintage | 0-2 |
| Champagne, Vintage | 5-10 |
| Chianti | 0-8 |
| Chardonnay | 1-5 |
| Cotes Du Rhone | 3-8 |
| Gewurztraminer | 0-4 |
| Merlot | 2-6 |
| Nebbiolo | 4-20 |
| Port, non-Vintage (tawny) | 0-5 |
| Port, Vintage | 10-20+ |
| Pinot Noir | 2-10 |
| Rioja | 5-10+ |
| Reisling | 2-20+ |
| Syrah | 0-5 |
| Vouvray | 0-5 |
| Zinfandel, Red | 5-10 |
| Zinfandel,White | 0-1 |
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