"Martin Hotze" wrote in message

wine is never meant for rapid consumption

Never meant to be drunk fast; but used fairly soon after purchase, yes.
But, you already realized what I meant.


(at the party tonight, with dinner
tomorrow) and it doesn't amount to a hoot in hell what its packaged in --
it
likely was aged in the same vat.

it is a matter of style.

Precisely my earlier point. Style -- real or imagined.