How to Drink Better: Advances in knowledge and technology mean that there are very few bad vintages nowadays
A vintage or year is defined by the weather patterns that take place during the growing season. Photograph: Dario Lo Presti/iStockYou will often read or hear wine writers, critics and wine lovers discuss the great vintages of this or that wine they have tasted. A vintage simply means the year in which the grapes were grown.
A vintage or year is defined by the weather patterns that take place during the growing season. The weather can play a role in both the quality of the wine and the amount that is produced in any given year. In times past, when viticulture and winemaking was nowhere near as advanced as it is today, every vintage was very different. It was all down to the weather. Some of the great wine regions such as Bordeaux, Burgundy Rioja and Barolo regularly suffered heavy rains at harvest time, leading to rotten or diluted grapes. Or the sun didn’t shine, the grapes didn’t ripen, and the wines tasted very green and bitter.
For investors and collectors of fine wine, vintages do still make a difference. The best wines from the finest vintages will have more concentrated, riper fruit, more tannins and acidity, and better balance than those from lesser vintages. They will age for longer and mature better. The quality of vintages can vary within regions and even from vineyard to vineyard.
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