What's the best way to preserve unused red wine?!

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Seal the bottle with the cork, foil, or just something. Store it in the refrigerator. Use it within a few days and after 5-6 days it better for cooking.

It won't "go bad" (in the sense of being unhealthy) to leave it out, but it WILL turn into vinegar within a week if you leave it out. Your best bet is to store it in the fridge but take it out a few hours before drinking it. ANOTHER option would be to buy one small (350 ml or so) bottle of wine, then after drinking THAT, use the smaller bottle to store half of the larger bottle of wine. (Rather like the skin on cooked pudding, wine gets acidic due to air, so putting it in a smaller bottle, that will significantly reduce the surface area exposed to air.)

Wine will be fine if you put an air tight stopper and leave it on the counter for a day. More than 1-2 days though, it will start to turn.

I've seen something where you can put a layer of nitrogen on top of the wine to prevent it from oxidizing, but to me, if you're going to drink the bottle in 2 days, you'll be fine.

Within a few days it might be ok (depending on the quality) use it when cooking foods
that use red wine or buy smaller bottles (A growing # of wineries make a 4pk of bottles
around 200ml each, for people like you)

I used to work in a liquor store.

Guard position horizontally keeping the cork in contact with the wine
Absence of light
Conditions with some moisture (70%), avoid too dry environments
Constant temperatures of around 10 ° C

Guard position horizontally keeping the cork in contact with the wine
Absence of light
Conditions with some moisture (70%), avoid too dry environments
Constant temperatures of around 10 ° C

Pour unsued into a smaller bottle or carafe with seal and store in refrigerator.

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Just take it out of the fridge about an hour before you plan to drink it!

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