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Periwinkle wrote:
> Hi all..
> I know very little about wine and upon moving house I've come across
> bottles of white wine and champagne from approx 1973. These have simply been
> kept beneath a bar in a non temp controlled atmosphere but haven't been
> moved or opened in 20 years.


Most whites I collect won't last 20 years even temp controlled but I
have heard some will. Most of mine (Chards, Viogne, Pinot Grigio etc.)
peak and flatten out long before 20 years. Non temp controlled
anythings possible. Just never know till you open it.