Q. Is the year printed on the wine bottle in reference to when the grapes were picked and the wine made, or when the wine was released from the winery? A. A great question and one we get all the time. When you see a year (or what’s also called the vintage), it refers to...
Q. What’s a “vintage” wine? A. A vintage is simply another word for year, so when talking about a vintage wine, we’re talking about the date stated on the label. Incidentally, the vintage refers to when the grapes for the wine were harvested, not the year when the wine was released. For a wine to...
