Episode 005 Aging Wines - How to know when to hold em
Wine for Normal People
Wine for Normal People
4.6 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2011
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
So, you just bought an incredibly expensive bottle of wine. Do you let it age, or drink it now? Elizabeth and Rick help explain what characteristics allow for a wine to be aged, the ideal storage conditions, and name some wines that will age well.
Show Notes:
- Shout-outs - iTunes reviewers and comments on the blog
- News - Wine “Flash Sale” sites and which are best
- Aging wine - Which wines can age, how to age them, and for how long? Should you age wine, or should you drink when you’re thirsty?
- Grape of the Week: Zinfandel (and its unique origin) Flavor profiles for Zinfandel - both red and white zin (ok, pink)
- Next week - Wine terminology and definitions (understanding the snobs)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Wine for Normal People Radio for People |
| 0:06.0 | for people who like wine but not the snobbery that goes with it. |
| 0:09.2 | This weekly podcast is a 22 minute exploration of a hot topic in wine. |
| 0:16.0 | It's an honest, fun, and interesting look inside wine, wine technology, and the wine industry. |
| 0:21.0 | And it'll prove to you that wine doesn't have to be snotty, condescending, or boring. |
| 0:26.0 | We're normal people who like wine and we welcome you to wine for normal people. |
| 0:30.6 | Today's program is sponsored by Hello Vino, a free mobile app that will help you pick a wine next time you're in the store or the restaurant. |
| 0:38.0 | The free app is available on both iPhone and Android. Check it out at hello vino dot com. I'm Elizabeth Schneider a |
| 0:45.2 | certified simile yay certified specialist of wine wine blogger of wine for |
| 0:49.5 | normal people and educator with years of experience in the wine industry, but I'm not an insider. |
| 0:54.3 | I can't stand pretense in wine or in anything else. |
| 0:58.0 | And I'm Rick Kreslin co-host and certified technology lover. |
| 1:02.2 | Also the co-founder of Hellovino, the Wine App for Normal People. |
| 1:06.5 | Today is February 4th and this is Wine for Normal People Radio. |
| 1:10.9 | Today we're going to be talking about aging wines. |
| 1:14.0 | Aging wines, so knowing when to hold them. |
| 1:17.0 | That's right. Just like Kenny Rogers. |
| 1:20.0 | Right, except we're not going to be folding them. |
| 1:22.0 | And I couldn't think of a word to rhyme |
| 1:23.8 | withhold like you know for the clever podcast title like know when to hold them and |
| 1:28.1 | no one to something I don't know however I will say that the walk away and run definitely work in this |
| 1:36.5 | this scenario as well sometimes as we'll discuss. Yeah, you're going to have to explain that because I think you lost me a little bit right there. |
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