Advocacy Group: Zinfandel Advocates and Producers (ZAP) is a nonprofit association that organizes seminars, educational programs and wine tastings across the U.S. to promote Zinfandel and its high quality reputation.
A recent New York Times story calls a 69-year-old woman elderly. Philadelphia Metro considers 70 to be elderly. When NPR ran a story recently about a 71-year-old midwife, some readers objected to the word elderly in the original headline.
Practically elderly is a person who needs special consideration due to advanced age. Which can happen in late 50s or in late 80s. If he or she can punch your lights out for calling them elderly, and you cannot run from them either, they possibly aren't.