There are a lot of sayings about wine that simply aren’t true. However, a few are true, even though no one really ever tells you which is which. Usually, when we ask an expert, we end up getting a correct answer but without the proper explanation. Here are a few common ones. Red Wine Is Better With Age Occasionally true. But the way wine is being made these days, it’s less likely to be. One rule of thumb is to drink most wines young because they offer the most fruit. However, certain wines that are made to be aged are truly magnificent when they’ve been properly stored and served at an optimal moment. These are specialty wines, and they don’t come along often. When they do, they’re usually expensive, which makes them appealing only to those who have developed a taste for them. Cabernet Sauvignon Is Tannic, Bitter, and Astringent …