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In response to "one thing about it is that even the kit wines will improve with time." by Reagen

The age factor is always hard to guess. I hate opening a bottle of wine and thinking, "this is pretty good, but in another year it would have been

Posted by Redmond (aka redmond) Mar 1 '10, 20:00

better"

Then you get the wine you open and think, "its starting to turn, last year was the year to pop this one".

All of that above though, makes it extra special when you get a perfect wine. Then you spend your entire life looking for another one

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which is why I love the fact that my favorite winery puts a spreadsheet on their website listing every release and vintage, telling you what's good to - znufrii Mar 1, 20:39 2
- we keep spreadsheets on the beer. although, I want more data. -- nm - loosilu Mar 1, 20:41
- here -- (link) - znufrii Mar 1, 20:40
I have heard that beer gets better over time, but we wouldn't know. - loosilu Mar 1, 20:39

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The age factor is always hard to guess. I hate opening a bottle of wine and thinking, "this is pretty good, but in another year it would have been

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