Is champagne like wine- it gets better with age?!
Answers: If I chill champagne, don't use it, and store it in cabinet till next year will it lose the fizz?
Happy New Year!!
Champagne, like all white wine doesn't age well at all and isn't meant for cellaring and should NEVER be transferred between temperature extremes - if you've chilled it, keep it chilled. Changes in temperature will affect the 'fizz' and taste
Unopened Champagne will be fine next year. However, most wine and champagne are not intended for aging. There are very few wines that actually age well. Most are made to drink NOW
I don't think it will lose anything is the cork doesn't leak. I think champagne is like wine and does get better with age. I believe the cork may make some difference. There is something about a genuine cork seal that is better for wine and champagne. Happy New Year!
No, it probably wont loose it's fizz. Does it have a cork or is it one of those plastic thingies? If, it is a cork, you may want to tilt the bottle enough so that the champagne touches the cork or it may be bitter by the next year. This is true of wine, but I dunno about champagne.
We women (felines) are like fine wine ( or is that cheese? ;) )
But I don't like the thought of being stowed away in a dark cabinet for any length of time!
It won't lose the fizz if the cork is intact and the temperature and humidity levels don't dramatically fluctuate. If you wish to learn more about aging excellent vintage or tete-de-cuvee champagnes, research the champagne houses of Moet, Perrier Jouet, Salon Le Mesnil, Taittinger, Dom Perignon, Charles Heidsieck and others for aging and cellaring fine champagnes. Drinking a properly-stored, perfectly-aged champagne like a Salon Le Mesnil can be an extraordinary experience.