Izithombe ze-AzmanL/GettyI-Champagne ifana ne-pizza—ayikho ngempela into embisikaibhodlela. Kodwa kusho ukuthini uma ilebulwe ngokuthi i-vintage futhi iza nenani eliphakeme kakhulu? Nakhu okudingeka ukwazi ukuze uthole i-pop eningi yemali yakho.
Uyini umehluko phakathi kwe-Champagne ye-vintage ne-non-vintage? I-Vintage empeleni akusho ukuthi i-Champagne indala, nje ukuthi yenziwe ngamagilebhisi onyaka owodwa. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Non-vintage Champagne iyinhlanganisela yesivuno seminyaka eyahlukene. Ngakho-ke uma ubona unyaka ugxivizwe ebhodleleni lakho lamabhamuza, kusho ukuthi ukuvuna. Alukho usuku? Okungavuni.
Futhi kungani i-Champagne ye-vintage ibiza kakhulu? Ngoba kuncane kwakho. Amavithamini enziwa izikhathi ezintathu noma ezine kuphela eminyakeni eyishumi futhi enza ngaphansi kwamaphesenti angu-5 okukhiqizwa kweChampagne okuphelele. Futhi njengewayini elimnandi ne-whisky, iminyaka nayo iyisici. Ngenkathi okungewona amagilebhisi kudinga okungenani izinyanga eziyi-15 ukuvuthwa, ukuvuthwa kudinga ubuncane beminyaka emithathu.
Ingabe iyifanele imali? Hhayi-ke, lokho kuncike. Amavintage ngokuvamile ayinkimbinkimbi, okusho ukuthi adinga ulwanga olucoliseke kakhudlwana ukuze uwathokozele ngempela. Futhi zihluke ngokuphelele—ngakho-ke akukho okushiwo ukuthi uzotholani ngaphambi kokuthi uphuze lokho kuqala (ngokungafani, yithi, intandokazi yakho engeyona eyevini ekhiqizwa ukuze ihlale inambitheka efanayo.)
Umugqa ongezansi: Ingabe ufuna ukujabulisa abasekhweni lakho le-oenophile? Hamba ku-vintage. Ukucosha ibhodlela lemishado yakho ezayo? I-Non-vintage yonke indlela. Ukushaya imbiza kaI-Mimosangesidlo sangeSonto? Yeqa ama-Champs ngokuphelele futhi uhambe nge-prosecco.
