Today’s wine lover knows that a good wine may take an assortment of forms. You can get a relatively high-quality wine in a box, twist-off cap or the traditional corked bottle. Wines that don’t have to age for more than a year are perfectly fine in a box or screw top.
Drink it now or let it age? In most cases, there’s no need to wait to open up that bottle! Only a few varieties of wine, (vintage Champagne, premium Cabernet Sauvignon and a number of European reds), truly benefit from a few years in the bottle. They become smoother and more complex over time.
However, the majority of wines available today are ready to open and enjoy just as soon as they’re put on the shelf. This is especially true of many whites as well as big, fruity reds such as Merlot, red Zinfandel, and Shiraz from the New World. Many of these wines actually start deteriorating within a few years of release. So if you’ve been hoarding any, it’s time to pull those corks!
My organic wine pick for the weekend is this delicious 2004 Château Maris Old Vine Grenache. It’s a full-bodied wine with scents of cherry and flavors of chocolate and fresh blueberries. It’s the perfect bottle for opening right away.
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