What is vintage?

What is vintage?

• A. Type of grape
• B. Year of Harvest
• C. Alcohol content
• D. Region of origin

Answer: (B)

Vintage refers to the year the grapes were harvested. This label is used when a wine is made primarily from grapes picked in a single harvest year and the producer feels that year’s quality stands on its own. In Champagne, many wines are non-vintage blends from multiple years to keep a consistent house style, but a vintage Champagne is produced only in good years when the harvest is exceptional. So vintage is about the harvest year, not the grape type, alcohol level, or region.

Vintage refers to the year the grapes were harvested. This label is used when a wine is made primarily from grapes picked in a single harvest year and the producer feels that year’s quality stands on its own. In Champagne, many wines are non-vintage blends from multiple years to keep a consistent house style, but a vintage Champagne is produced only in good years when the harvest is exceptional. So vintage is about the harvest year, not the grape type, alcohol level, or region.