When did they start aging wine? (was Re: SC - creations andcreativity)

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/29/98 12:44:44 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ddfr at best.com
writes:

<< Of course, wines could be
 aged earlier in the cask, but the implication semed to be that it was only
 with the introduction of corked bottles that long aging, concern about
 vintages, etc. appeared.
  >>

<sigh> Aging is (was) accomplished in the cask until relatively modern times.
The introduction of "corks" for bottling has no bearing on the subject of
aging except in modern society were ythe individual has access to 3 cup
measures of wine.

Ras
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