About Wine

so i have a bottle of ice wine.
and i heard that wine's taste changes over time if it has a cork

is this true?
does the cost also change?

you really know nearly nothing about wine do you ?

my advice is drink it now

Nah its a gift for my parents

the advice remains the same ... they should drink it now

not just any wine is meant to age , in fact quite a lot of wine is better when young

Ya, most wines are meant to drunk within a year or three of being bottled. And your average off the shelf wine is usually already at least a year old.
Trust if you had a wine that was better aged you would know it. Even if you wanted to age your wine that's an involved process affected by lots of things like storage temp, light, humidity.

Rule of thumb is to drink your wine ASAP and NEVER recork.
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Whereabouts is the ice wine from by chance?

"With such a brief history, determining the ability of Icewines to improve with time is open to conjecture. Sweet wines must have good acidity to gain complexity, so good balance is essential for long-term storage. Icewines are so attractive when young that there are few examples to assess (and those are very expensive). The best method for choosing an appropriate icewine to cellar is to base your choice on the grape variety used to make the wine. Icewines made with the Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc and Merlot grapes should be drunk young. Gewürztraminer and Ehrenfelser can frequently be low in acid, and while they will keep for 3-5 years, they are not good candidates for the cellar. Vidal is good for 5-7 years, although Inniskillin Ontario has Vidal Icewines from the 1980's that are reportedly superb.

For long-term aging, Riesling offers the best chance. The great, long-lived dessert wines of Germany are Rieslings, and the grape's ability to retain acidity, even in the hottest years, make Riesling Icewines the best bet for long-term cellaring. As with any other wine, good cellar conditions (constant, cool temperature) are crucial to allow the wine to develop its full potential."
http://www.winesofcanada.com/icewine3.html

cork became so in demand as asia and other formerly low wine-drinking markets got richer that the good cork was basically used up, so then the winemakers started using crappy cork that deteriorates. that's what i heard, anyway. the screw tops seem fine.

.....drink it