The Best 1982 Wines for 40th Birthday and Anniversary Celebrations

Posted: 09/16/2022

Wine is a particularly appropriate gift to for anniversaries, birthdays or other celebrations pegged to a particular year. WineBid has always catered to those seeking these special bottles for themselves or for friends and family. But, when buying older wines, it’s critically important to choose carefully and using the best knowledge of the particular vintage.

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40th Birthday and Anniversary Wines

Whether you are celebrating your an anniversary or birthday, the 1982 wine harvest around the globe provides you with numerous outstanding choices to pair with your celebration. Here we take a look at the quality of the 1982 vintage on three continents and offer suggestions for the best wines to seek out for your celebration.

BORDEAUX

In France, the star of the 1982 vintage is Bordeaux. A combination of early flowering, warm weather through the Spring and Summer, and well-placed cooling rains resulted in a slew of legendary wines that stand next to the 1945 and 1961 Bordeaux as the wines of the century.

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ITALY

The 1982 Italian wines showcased big, ripe flavors that today are still showing well in the best

bottlings. Italy provided beautiful 1982 wines particularly from Chianti, Brunello, Barolo and Barbaresco as a result of a warm, dry growing season that led to an abundant crop.

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CALIFORNIA

The 1982 vintage in California proved difficult due to generally cool weather in the spring and rains that interrupted harvest. However, a selection of outstanding wines from Napa and Sonoma were produced that will have aged quite well 40 years on. Success will have depended on whether grapes were picked before or after the rains during the September/October harvest.

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