How long will wine keep once opened? And should red be kept in fridge once opened?!
Answers: Bottles have 'stoppers' in them
The ideal temperature for storing red wine is 50-55F, which is far lower than room temperature. Which is why most cellars are in cold basements, undergrounds, or fancy wine temperature controlled units. The only bad thing about placing red wine in the refrigerater is the florescent lighting. Red wine is typically stored in dark places since light can be harmful to the aging process.
However, we are talking about a few days here, so the benefit of the colder temperature is going to outweigh the light factor. Refrigerating the wine will slow down the aging process, although not as much as freezing it, and will allow you to get a couple more days out of it.
Anyway, how long red wine will last depend on how you keep in that amount of time. Some people say red wine improves after a day, others say it deteriorates. But either way it should last a day or two with the cork in out at room temperature. To get a few more days (at most a week) out of it, you can use a vacuum system like Vacuvin or a nitrogen replacement system. The key is to get the air out of it, because the oxygen is what causes the turn in the wine.
Most high level winos say the only way to drink a wine longer than that is to freeze it, and then it can last for a couple weeks or a month without much degradation. There was a bunch of articles recently on the Wine Spectator blog about this. I'd like to those, but you'd need a subscription to the site.
Once opened I think most say on the bottle to consume within 3 days.
red wine should not be kept in the fridge no. Open it a couple of hours before you want to drink it and let it breathe. Ideally put it into a wide neck decanter
Jane
You shouldn't put red wine in the fridge. I think it will last a couple of days if you put the cork back in. I've never had any left when I open a bottle though.
NEVER put red wine in a refrigerator. Red wine will keep for quite a while if you keep it corked after initially opening it. White wine goes stale much quicker.
The problem with opened wines is that oxygen turnsthe wine. I use wine gas if I'm keeping a bottle and the wine will last for several weeks like this.
Despite what others say i do keep red wine in the fridge after its been opened as i find it keeps a little longer but take it out an hour before drinking so its at room temperature
you have 5 days to 1 week before the red wine goes bad. Idealy drink in the first 3 days. Keep the red out of the fridge, the temp changes will do more harm than good.
Last time I checked the light doesn't stay on when you shut the door. Other than that, I agree with the guy above me.
Once a bottle is opened in my house it lasts about 1 hour
it will keep for a long time cause the alchool will prevent any bacteria growth but it will not be as good after about a week