How long will a red wine last after its been opened? how long till it would actually make you sick?!
It wont make you sick; if it tastes good enough to drink then it won't make you sick. It will go off long after it doesn't taste good.
If youwant to keep a wine after opening, seal it asap (e.g. put the cork back in) and put is in the door of your fridge.
It should be OK for a couple of days, maybe longer. If you want to keep it longer, try putting it in the freezer. Once thawed it wont taste 100% the same as when first opened but it will taste better than being kept open for 5+ days.
Answers: How long it lasts depends on what wine it is, how much alcohol, how intense, how much sugar -- plus how good you palate is at recognizing that the wine is deteriorating.
It wont make you sick; if it tastes good enough to drink then it won't make you sick. It will go off long after it doesn't taste good.
If youwant to keep a wine after opening, seal it asap (e.g. put the cork back in) and put is in the door of your fridge.
It should be OK for a couple of days, maybe longer. If you want to keep it longer, try putting it in the freezer. Once thawed it wont taste 100% the same as when first opened but it will taste better than being kept open for 5+ days.
It'll last for 2 days or so not refredigerated, maybe a week if it's in the fridge but you're gonna want to let it warm up of course before you serve it. Because of the alcohol in it (assuming you have over about 12%abv) , I don't think there's much way it'll actually go bad to the point it'll hurt you, but it'll start to taste funny pretty quick.
After six hours it will lose taste. After 24 hours at room temp it will be considered undrinkable by the standards of wine connoisseurs. 48 at room temp for most average Joes. You can extend the life of it by refrigerating the opened and re-corked bottle a much as 16x longer for higher quality brands and as little as 2x longer for more common brands.
As far as making you sick... That should happen at all really. Spoiled wine is just vinegar after all. If there is a foreign bacteria introduced into the wine it could start to turn and then get you sick.
Red wine improves after it has been opened. In my experience the improvement can last for days in coolish weather. If you do drink it straight form the bottle swill it round your glass a bit to get some air into it. Taste it both before and after swilling it and you wil see what I mean.