Vintage and Used

For other uses, see vintage (disambiguation).

Vintage near Sorrento, Italy, Jacob Philipp Hackert, c. 1784.

The Vintagers, after a miniature of the "Dialogues de Saint Gregoire" (thirteenth century)—manuscript of the Royal Library of Brussels.

In wine-making, vintage is the process of picking the grapes and creating the finished product.

A vintage wine is one made from grapes that were all grown in a single specified year. In certain wines it can denote quality, as in Port, where Port houses make and declare "vintage" Port in their best years. From this tradition a common, though incorrect, usage applies the term to any wine that is perceived to be particularly old or of a particularly high quality.

Most countries allow a vintage wine to include a portion of wine that is not from the labeled vintage. Australia, New Zealand, and the member states of the European Union require 85 percent same-year content for vintage-dated wine. In Chile and South Africa the requirement is only 75 percent. In the United States the requirement is 95%. In theory, the 95 percent rule in the United States applies equally to foreign imports, but there are obvious challenges in enforcing the regulation.

The opposite of a vintage wine is a nonvintage wine, which is usually a blend from the produce of two or more years.

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A used item is one that is not new or a resource that has been partially or completely depleted. In some contexts, the word can be used as a synonym for "abused" or "exploited", especially when referring to people. When a person gives an item of some value that they have used to someone else, typically an acquaintance or family member, it is sometimes referred to as a "hand-me-down".

Also, being used (with a soft S and D) to something is being accustomed to it.

Used items can often be found for sale in thrift stores and pawnshops, as well as internet auction sites. Some stores will take used items in exchange for credit toward the purchase of newer goods. The strategy of buying used items is sometimes used to save money, as they are typically worth less than the equivalent new items. Purchasing used items may also prevent them from becoming waste.

Used Cars

Used cars are especially notable for depreciating in value much faster than many other items. Used cars may have been bought or leased by their previous user, and may be purchased directly from the previous owner or through a dealer. George Akerlof published a paper entitled "The Market for Lemons", examining the effects of information asymmetry on the used car market. Used cars may require more maintenance or have fewer features than later equivalent models.

Used Clothes on the Internet

Used clothes are occasionally sold on the Internet. In particular, the auction website eBay has a policy stating that used garments must be completely clean before being listed for sale; listings for underwear are not allowed at all.

See also

• Secondary market
• The Used (band)

External links

• eBay Policy for used clothing

Used is a village of 359 people in the province of Zaragoza, in Aragon, Spain.