4 Week wine kits

Jim - It's pretty hard to give you any sort of specific answer, as there are a lot of kits out there, and "optimum" is going to depend on a lot of factors, including your own taste. In my experience, though, whites are pretty drinkable after a month in the bottle, and reds after maybe three months. These kits are designed to be drinkable pretty quickly, so I don't think you should expect any noticeable improvements after 6 months or so. The wine will change a bit over time (all wines do), but won't necessarily improve. I've had a few bottles that have made it to four years or more -- in most cases, they were past their prime. Still drinkable, but showing their age. I'd recommend consuming these within two years or so. So, I guess I'd put "optimum" somewhere between 3 to 6 months on the low end, and two years on the high end.

Doug