How long after opening, should a bottle of wine be used before it goes bad?!
I'm not a big wine drinker, but I'd like to know how long it's good for once opened!.
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they say 3 days, but I have kept it for up to a weekWww@FoodAQ@Com
they say 3 days, but I have kept it for up to a weekWww@FoodAQ@Com
In my house, about 10 minutes, LOL!. Once opened wines start to degrade in about an hour!. Real wine lovers might be able to tell the next day, but for most people they wont' really notice much degradation in quality for a few days (if recorked after opening)!. It won't really turn to vinegar for a few weeks!.
All of this depends on many things (temperature !.!.!.) so it is difficult to really assess!. You can prolong the life of an opened bottle with some specialized wine preserving tools (most remove the air from the bottle), However, this is only temporary as once the bottle is opened the decline is on it's wayWww@FoodAQ@Com
All of this depends on many things (temperature !.!.!.) so it is difficult to really assess!. You can prolong the life of an opened bottle with some specialized wine preserving tools (most remove the air from the bottle), However, this is only temporary as once the bottle is opened the decline is on it's wayWww@FoodAQ@Com
There is no simple answer!. It is just impossible to say "1 day" or "1 week"!.
It depends on what wine it is!.
Wine starts to change and deteriorate the moment it is exposed to air!.
Wines which have higher levels of alcohol or sugar - because they are preservatives - keep longer!. A bottle of Port or Sherry (both are fortified) or a sweet dessert wine lasts a lot longer than an ordinary table wine!.
A red wine with high levels of tannin might actually improve left open for a day as the air accelerates the aging process and helps to soften the tannins!.
If you want to keep an ordinary table wine, put the cork back in as soon as possible (to reduce oxygen exposure) and put the bottle in the fridge door (keeping it cool helps prolong it)!.
I personally wouldn't want to drink wines that had been opened more than a day or two -- by the way, this is why so many wines by the glass in bars are so unappealing because they've been open too long -- but a wine may remain drinkable for up to a week if its been kept in the fridge!.
If you want to finish the rest of the bottle more than a day later, try freezing the remainder!. Put the cork back in the neck and place in freezer!. When needed, thaw the wine slowly in the fridge!. I might taste a little duller than when first opened, but it will taste a lot better than if you'd left it opened for several days!.
If you intend regularly opening wines to finish later, see if you can find some smaller bottles -- those quarter sized screwcap bottles are ideal -- and pour the unused wine into the smaller bottle and close it, thus there is less oxygen in the bottle!.
But why not look for wine in half or quarter bottles!?
There are some devices that pump out the air -- but they are not very effective (waste of money in my opinion), and some devices that pump nitrogen into the bottle to exclude oxygen, but these are expensive and still a bit iffy!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It depends on what wine it is!.
Wine starts to change and deteriorate the moment it is exposed to air!.
Wines which have higher levels of alcohol or sugar - because they are preservatives - keep longer!. A bottle of Port or Sherry (both are fortified) or a sweet dessert wine lasts a lot longer than an ordinary table wine!.
A red wine with high levels of tannin might actually improve left open for a day as the air accelerates the aging process and helps to soften the tannins!.
If you want to keep an ordinary table wine, put the cork back in as soon as possible (to reduce oxygen exposure) and put the bottle in the fridge door (keeping it cool helps prolong it)!.
I personally wouldn't want to drink wines that had been opened more than a day or two -- by the way, this is why so many wines by the glass in bars are so unappealing because they've been open too long -- but a wine may remain drinkable for up to a week if its been kept in the fridge!.
If you want to finish the rest of the bottle more than a day later, try freezing the remainder!. Put the cork back in the neck and place in freezer!. When needed, thaw the wine slowly in the fridge!. I might taste a little duller than when first opened, but it will taste a lot better than if you'd left it opened for several days!.
If you intend regularly opening wines to finish later, see if you can find some smaller bottles -- those quarter sized screwcap bottles are ideal -- and pour the unused wine into the smaller bottle and close it, thus there is less oxygen in the bottle!.
But why not look for wine in half or quarter bottles!?
There are some devices that pump out the air -- but they are not very effective (waste of money in my opinion), and some devices that pump nitrogen into the bottle to exclude oxygen, but these are expensive and still a bit iffy!.Www@FoodAQ@Com