bottle aging
Maturing after corking
Bottle aging is the process of allowing wine, beer, or spirits to mature after bottling rather than in barrels or tanks.
Chemical changes continue in the sealed bottle, often softening tannins and developing complex flavors: This wine will benefit from several years of bottle aging.
Some wines improve dramatically; others are meant to be drunk young.
- wine cellarUnderground room for bottles
- cellarUnderground storage room
- wineFermented grape beverage
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- oakQuercus genus member
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