Bottle of red wine once opened.How long before it goes off & whats the best way to store the unfinished bottle!
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Well Red wine normally tastes better after its had time to "breathe"!. So leaving the cork/top off won't hurt it all unless a fly or something gets it :)
The amount of time does depend on the actual wine!. Not all wine is left to make it vintage tastes better with age!. A lot of cheaper ones will go off, opened or not!.
I'd say at least 5 days possibly more!. And it shouldn't take 5 days to drink a bottle of wine anyway!
The best storing method is a decanter which are quite cheap!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The amount of time does depend on the actual wine!. Not all wine is left to make it vintage tastes better with age!. A lot of cheaper ones will go off, opened or not!.
I'd say at least 5 days possibly more!. And it shouldn't take 5 days to drink a bottle of wine anyway!
The best storing method is a decanter which are quite cheap!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
they have "wine savers" which are plastic corks that can be vacuum sealed!. or simply ones that make the seal airtight so no more air can get in!.
or, give it to me! :-)Www@FoodAQ@Com
or, give it to me! :-)Www@FoodAQ@Com
a bottle of red wine should be opened and left to breathe for a while before you drink it i think and never stored in the fridge, its best to drink at room temperature but white wine should be chilled!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
should be at it's best up to 3 days once opened,seal with a stopper or cork as tight as possibleWww@FoodAQ@Com
You shouldn't have any left when your finished!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
An unfinished bottle of wine!!!! Whoever heard of such a thing!Www@FoodAQ@Com
this has a few variables!. red wine is kept and served at room temperature!. leaving the top of the bottle open to atmosphere will inevitably make it go 'off' (called a wine fly-in fact bacteria in the air like yeasts does this)
use a good quality bottle stopper to stop the air borne contamination which i mainly what turns the wine into a vinegar like taste!. make sure you clean it every time you use it!. ideally finish a bottle within 3-5 days should give no problems but!.!. there are other variables coming into play!. the alcohol content etc which also affects the keeping qualities of the wine!. the best wines tend (not always) to keep a bit longer!. practise over time will give you the experience you need!. this can be expensive to learn but much enjoyment can be had from the odd imbibing session!. try not to drink alone!. mainly, have fun,enjoy life and like a good wine mature as you get older and become even better!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
use a good quality bottle stopper to stop the air borne contamination which i mainly what turns the wine into a vinegar like taste!. make sure you clean it every time you use it!. ideally finish a bottle within 3-5 days should give no problems but!.!. there are other variables coming into play!. the alcohol content etc which also affects the keeping qualities of the wine!. the best wines tend (not always) to keep a bit longer!. practise over time will give you the experience you need!. this can be expensive to learn but much enjoyment can be had from the odd imbibing session!. try not to drink alone!. mainly, have fun,enjoy life and like a good wine mature as you get older and become even better!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It is a crime against nature to nip at a bottle of wine over time unless of course it is "bottlers all purpose" red or table with a metallic screw top!. If it came with a cork, do it the kindness of finishing it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I once left a bottle of red wine until the next day to finish it, it seemed OK, but just to be on the safe side I've never repeated the experiment!.Www@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