[nkk]

21 in the US. 18 or 19 in Canada depending on the state. Europe ranges from none to 5 to 16, with up to 18. Also, they many countries have different ages to be served in a pub/bar versus drinking in private versus purchasing a bottle.

Why do you ask?

-Nkk

PS: Still looking for that article.

EDIT: Found. He was a wine taster/writer/whatever, not a vineyard owner. Here it is:

http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/29/win...?feed=rss_news

 

[the wizard of oz]

In whites, Burgundy Chassagne-Montrachet or Puligny-Montrachet 2008 are proving to be delicious... So were the Alsace 2008 Gewürztraminer a couple of years ago, so I guess that was to be expected... Ah, also look out for 2009 Bordeaux Graves; the reds are more common, but certain whites are really amazing.
 
Reds, I haven't gone beyond the Bordeaux Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2009 so far, although I have some Gevrey-Chambertin that will probably make me become a complete lover of Burgundy, not only for whites.

 

[jodgey4]

I've got family in Napa/Sonoma that does some nice Cabernet. Best I've had was a Deep Red from Austria... 2007 maybe?

 

[the wizard of oz]

Tasted yesterday some Coteaux du Languedoc 1996, Domaine Peyre Rose, Clos Syrah Leone. Amazing.