FoodBanter.com - View Single Post - this worth anything??Geyser Peak Burgundy, 1976?

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> keeps working it's way from the back of the closet
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> vintage 1976 California burgundy G.P. unopened
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> always stored in dark cool place
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> ??? vinegar or great wine???
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> to drink or to save??

It certainly isn't a wine to save. It was made for current
drinking when released, and has not gotten better over the years.

Contrary to what many people believe, not all wine improves with
age. Even for the few great wines that do improve, few will last
as long as 30 years.

It won't be vinegar (that's another myth; wine doesn't turn to
vinegar as it gets older) and it won't poison you, but it's
unlikely to taste good.

Try it. It won't kill you and you have nothing to lose. If it's
no good (and it probably won't be) pour it down the sink. And
there's always the chance that I'm wrong and it will be fine, so
don't throw it away without tasting it first.

By the way, note that the word "Burgundy" on the label isn't a
good sign. Better California wines don't have names that imitate
European wines like this. If the wine were really trying to
emulate a red Burgundy, it would probably be called Pinot Noir,
the grape grown there.

--
Ken Blake
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