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How does the wine industry overcome this with really old bottles of wine? Who are the people that are preserving bottles of wine for 30 years before selling the

How does the wine industry overcome this with really old bottles of wine? Who are the people that are preserving bottles of wine for 30 years before selling them? And why wouldn't there be a market for a similar thing in the lumber industry?

candiddevmike 3y ago
A bottle of wine doesn't require at least 50 sqft of open land
tivert 3y ago
> How does the wine industry overcome this with really old bottles of wine? Who are the people that are preserving bottles of wine for 30 years before selling them? And why wouldn't there be a market for a similar thing in the lumber industry? 30 years is less than a human lifetime. Also, that's not the time you need for old growth, it's what you need for regular timber: https://texasfarmbureau.org/timbers-a-crop-that-takes-years-to-harvest/ https://texasfarmbureau.org/timbers-a-crop-that-takes-years-...: > The industry is doing better now. Timber farmers plant trees, thin them out every few years to allow the better trees to grow and then harvest when trees are around 25-35 years old. They then harvest, replant and start the process all over.
PeterisP 3y ago
The wine (and also e.g. scotch) industry runs its core business on not-that-old product, on which it makes almost all of its money, and may keep a relatively tiny niche of really old stuff for sentimental (for the owner), PR or branding purposes. It doesn't work that way for commodities - a forestry or lumberyard selling a few really old oak logs doesn't help them charge a premium for their 20-year old lumber in a way that works for a winery or distillery.
bluGill 3y ago
Wine is aged best around 20 years. 30 years you cannot tell a difference (remember that some years were better than others so you might be able to tell because of that). By 100 years the wine is clearly going downhill and probably isn't drinkable anymore.

candiddevmike 3y ago

A bottle of wine doesn't require at least 50 sqft of open land

tivert 3y ago

> How does the wine industry overcome this with really old bottles of wine? Who are the people that are preserving bottles of wine for 30 years before selling them? And why wouldn't there be a market for a similar thing in the lumber industry? 30 years is less than a human lifetime. Also, that's not the time you need for old growth, it's what you need for regular timber: https://texasfarmbureau.org/timbers-a-crop-that-takes-years-to-harvest/ https://texasfarmbureau.org/timbers-a-crop-that-takes-years-...: > The industry is doing better now. Timber farmers plant trees, thin them out every few years to allow the better trees to grow and then harvest when trees are around 25-35 years old. They then harvest, replant and start the process all over.

PeterisP 3y ago

The wine (and also e.g. scotch) industry runs its core business on not-that-old product, on which it makes almost all of its money, and may keep a relatively tiny niche of really old stuff for sentimental (for the owner), PR or branding purposes. It doesn't work that way for commodities - a forestry or lumberyard selling a few really old oak logs doesn't help them charge a premium for their 20-year old lumber in a way that works for a winery or distillery.

bluGill 3y ago

Wine is aged best around 20 years. 30 years you cannot tell a difference (remember that some years were better than others so you might be able to tell because of that). By 100 years the wine is clearly going downhill and probably isn't drinkable anymore.