ted@bcsaic.UUCP (07/03/86)
In article <254@hdsvx1.UUCP> hoffman@hdsvx1.UUCP (Richard Hoffman) writes: >My son was born in 1980; I would like to buy some wines for that year with >the hopes of opening them at significant events later on his life (for >instance, high school graduation, 21st birthday, etc.). So far, I have >acquired two: > > Pommard 1er Cru ("Le Clos Blanc"), Domaine Marchard de Gramart > > Chateau Malineau, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru > >Are they worth saving? More important, will I be able to save them? We live >in a cellar-less house in Texas, where the best I can promise a bottle of wine >is a place on the floor of a little used closet, where the temperature ranges >between 70F and 80F most of the year. > >Is this a reasonable endeavor, or should I give it up and enjoy them now? >Any tips will be greatly appreciated. These wines will stand the aging process, but not at the temperatures you indicate. The optimum aging temperature is in the 50-55 degree F. range. You might consider getting a small refrigerator, one that would hold just a few bottles, as a protection for the investment you would want to make. TJ {With Amazing Grace} The Piper (aka Ted Jardine) CFI-ASME/I Boeing Artificial Intelligence Center ...uw-beaver!uw-june!bcsaic!ted