2002 Wine and Port Vintage

Italian: The 2002 was a poor vintage for Italian wines - only the best producers' wines will be reliable for quality.
 
Bordeaux: For the third year in a row Bordeaux pulled off yet another miracle vintage, thanks to a final bout of fine weather. The long, fine, sunny days of early autumn - and a great October, in fact - opened the way for some fine wines. The best-prepared chateaux made wines ranging from good to excellent. Their wines are strongly built and truly the “Highs” of the vintage. They have high acids (about 15% higher than normal), high alcohol content (over 13% natural alcohol), high tannin content, and high fruit content. They also have tight structure, dark colours, and lots of power. Quite full-bodied, these could make a great 21 year old wine gift for an anniversary this year.
 
Champagne: The 2002 is proving to be the finest Champagne vintage since 1996, more redolent of 1995 or 1990 in terms of the ripeness of fruit and power of structure.
 
Portugal:

The 2002 Port Vintage was a potentially excellent one for those who picked their grapes before the rains which came late in the season, however, not so great for those who did not.
 
This Year in History:
Fun Fact: BBC 6 Music, the first new BBC Radio station in decades, is launched.
Eurovision Winner: Latvia with the song "I Wanna" by Marie N
Top Grossing Movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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