Wine Vintage Charts

How long should you cellar a wine before it goes bad? When should you drink a wine and when should you hold it? How long will white wine keep in the cellar? Should white wine even be cellared? These are all common questions from curious readers we receive here at IntoWine.

Below is a list of all the Vintage Charts housed on IntoWine.com. It is advisable to bookmark this page as it can be a handy resource when deciding what to open. The charts are the work of IntoWine.com contributor Loren Sonkin.

Argentina:

Argentinean Wine Vintage Chart

Australia:

Australian Wine Vintage Chart

Austria:

Austrian Wine Vintage Chart

Canada:

Niagara, Canada Vintage Chart

Chilé:

Chilean Wine Vintage Chart

France:

Alsace Vintage Chart

Beaujolais Vintage Chart

Bordeaux Left Bank Vintage Chart

Bordeaux Right Bank Vintage Chart

White Bordeaux Vintage Chart

Red Burgundy Vintage Chart

White Burgundy Vintage Chart

Cabernet Franc (and other Reds), Loire Valley, France Vintage Chart

Champagne Vintage Chart

Laguedoc, France Vintage Chart

Loire Valley Vintage Chart

Muscadet, Loire Valley, France Vintage Chart

Northern Rhone Red Vintage Chart

Sancerre/Pouilly Fusse, Loire Valley, France Vintage Chart

Southern Rhone Red Vintage Chart

Sauternes Vintage Chart

Germany:

German Wine Vintage Chart

Hungary:

Tokaji, Hungary Vintage Chart

Italy:

Barolo, Piedmonte, Italy Vintage Chart

Campania, Italy Vintage Chart

Sicily, Italy Vintage Chart

Tuscany, Italy, Vintage Chart

Chianti, Tuscany, Italy Vintage Chart

Lebanon:

Lebanon Wine Vintage Chart

New Zealand:

New Zealand Vintage Chart

Portugal:

Port Vintage Chart

Spain:

Priorat, Spain Vintage Chart

Rioja, Spain Vintage Chart

United States:

California Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage Chart

Napa Valley Cabernet Vintage Chart

Sonoma Cabernet Vintage Chart

Sonoma Chardonnay Vintage Chart

Napa Valley Chardonnay Vintage Chart

Napa Valley Merlot Vintage Chart

California Syrah, Napa Vintage Chart

California Pinot Noir, Sonoma Vintage Chart

California Central Coast Syrah Vintage Chart

California Zinfandel

Finger Lakes, New York Vintage Chart

Ohio/Michigan Vintage Chart

Oregon Pinot Noir Vintage Chart

Washington State Reds Vintage Chart

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