Ten common myths about wine

Recently, Jancis was asked by the Financial Times to list some of the most common misperceptions about wine. While we know that you, dear reader, don't believe any of the following, there’s a reason that myths persist, and so we’re publishing this rebuttal as a reminder to the world that none of the following is in fact true.

All wine improves with age.

This is true only of the grandest 5% of wine. The rest is designed to be drunk young.

The heavier the bottle, the better the wine.

There is zero correlation between bottle weight and wine quality. And wine’s biggest contribution to carbon emissions is making and transporting bottles.

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