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A friend of mine just had a baby. Instead of buying the usual gift, I thought it would be cool to buy a case of wine for the baby that reqiuired 21 years of aging before it was ready for consumption.
What do people think of the idea?
What should I considered. I was looking for something around $10/bottle if thats a reasonable amount.
Any suggestions on where to go in the Boston, Southern NH area to find it?

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Re: Questions from a non oenophile - abecedarians 00:32:23 11/03/05 (0)
Nice thought...I guess the they're not Italian. Why not just buy one age-worthy bottle instead of a case and kryptonite the cork!

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buy a port - Replevin 10:31:35 10/31/03 (2)
I agree with jackrandom on ageing. Most people don't have the facilities to age wine properly and most wine will not age/keep that long. It would be very disappointing to save a bottle for 21 years only to find out that it was vinegar.
One idea, in the UK, it was a tradition to buy a cask of vintage port at the birth of a child. Port is a fortified wine, so it will age much longer than dry wines. Also, vintage port needs to age for some time. This year is likely to be a vintage year, but you won't be able to buy 2003 for some time. You could buy an earlier, but more recent vintage. Just make sure you buy "vintage" port as opposed to ruby, tawny or late bottle vintage port.
- Re: buy a port... Make yourself sure that is a PORTUGUESE Port! - RATON 04:53:13 03/05/04 (0)
  Don�t be fouled off by some misleading labels ...
  Ask for the I.V.P. (Instituto do Vinho do Porto, Portugal) label certified bottles.
  Only these ones are cropped from the Douro river Valley unique terroirs, propperly matured in the region and world shipped from Oporto, Portugal.
  regards from Portugal
  Ant�pio
- second - stan2 20:54:32 11/06/03 (0)
  $10 wine not likely to last 21 yrs. or even 5 yrs unless cellared properly. the port idea is always my suggestion for this kind of question. 2000 is a great vintage yr, now on the shelves. i just picked up a bottle of 2000 taylor fladgate (highly rated) for $80. i just hope i can keep it for a while!
Re: Questions from a non oenophile - jackrandom 08:26:19 10/27/03 (0)
I live south of Boston and the best places price wise are the NH state liquor stores on Rte 95 (the Red Barns). They also have a surprisingly good selection of wines.
Now, for $10/bottle you can get some nice drinking wies, but probably not something can necessarily age for 21 years. Most wines in that price range tend to be ready for current consumption and will not improve with age. Also, for a wine to age well for 21 years it needs to be stored at proper temp and humidity for the long term -- many people can't maintain constant 57 degrees for a long time.
Age worthy wines tend to lean more towards premium Bordeaux, good California cabernet, and some of the more expensive Spanish wines.
A couple options:
1). spend the money on a couple $40 bottles that have good aging potential
2). buy the case as a gift but recognize that the wine may not last
3). buy a nice bottle of champagne for the friend to celebrate with and give the baby a savings bond
I hope this helps. Feel free to email me if you want more suggestions .

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