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Steve Drake > typed:

> I have recenly joined a wine club (sunday times), when i get a
> box of
> wine most of the wine says drink in 2-3 years, does this mean
> it has
> allready been kept for 2-3 years so its good to drink now, or
> does it
> mean i should drink it in 2 to 3 years?


It means you should wait 2 to 3 years before drinking it.


> Also.... if its the later is true, how do wine tasters rate it
> if its
> going to get better in x years?


Many people have lots of experience tasting young wines and then
tasting the same wines again x years later. With practice you
learn how the tastes you perceive now are likely to change as
time goes on. None of this is perfect, of course, but enough
practice can make you pretty good at predicting how wine will
change with time.

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Ken Blake
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