How long can you keep Champagne for?!
Don't keep a bottle of champagne chilled in the refrigerator indefinitely, waiting for a reason to celebrate -- by the time you pop the cork, it may not taste very festive. An article on storing wine from About.com recommends refrigerating champagne for no more than a couple of days. Return it to the somewhat warmer conditions of your wine cellar for longer term storage. If, like us, you don't have a wine cellar, the FAQ at Wine.com suggests that 45°F is the optimal temperature for both serving and storage.
The proper treatment of food and wine is part science, part opinion. In the past, we've found the information from Epicurious both helpful and accurate, so we were delighted to find their entry on storing and chilling champagne. Most champagnes store well for 3-4 years, but may deteriorate if kept longer. Vintage champagnes (those dated by year on the label) may keep for somewhat longer, but storing even the finest vintage champagne for over 10 years is not recommended.
Once a bottle of champagne is open, you'll need a special stopper to recork the opened bottle. A regular stopper could easily fly off in the refrigerator. Here's an unproven tip you might want to try: Set a silver spoon, stem side down, into an open bottle of champagne. This should keep the sparkle alive for a day or two in your refrigerator.
And just in case you were wondering: All champagne is sparkling, but not all bubbly wine is technically champagne. Only wine made in France's northern Champagne region according to the age-old Méthode Champenoise may be labelled champagne. Everything else, no matter how delicious, small-bubbled, or expensive, is simply sparkling.
Answers: When it comes to wine in general, and sparkling wine in particular, temperature matters. All wines keep best in a cool, dark place with consistent temperatures around 55°F. Fluctuations of hot and cold can ruin a nice bottle of bubbly, and chilly extremes are just as harmful as high temperatures.
Don't keep a bottle of champagne chilled in the refrigerator indefinitely, waiting for a reason to celebrate -- by the time you pop the cork, it may not taste very festive. An article on storing wine from About.com recommends refrigerating champagne for no more than a couple of days. Return it to the somewhat warmer conditions of your wine cellar for longer term storage. If, like us, you don't have a wine cellar, the FAQ at Wine.com suggests that 45°F is the optimal temperature for both serving and storage.
The proper treatment of food and wine is part science, part opinion. In the past, we've found the information from Epicurious both helpful and accurate, so we were delighted to find their entry on storing and chilling champagne. Most champagnes store well for 3-4 years, but may deteriorate if kept longer. Vintage champagnes (those dated by year on the label) may keep for somewhat longer, but storing even the finest vintage champagne for over 10 years is not recommended.
Once a bottle of champagne is open, you'll need a special stopper to recork the opened bottle. A regular stopper could easily fly off in the refrigerator. Here's an unproven tip you might want to try: Set a silver spoon, stem side down, into an open bottle of champagne. This should keep the sparkle alive for a day or two in your refrigerator.
And just in case you were wondering: All champagne is sparkling, but not all bubbly wine is technically champagne. Only wine made in France's northern Champagne region according to the age-old Méthode Champenoise may be labelled champagne. Everything else, no matter how delicious, small-bubbled, or expensive, is simply sparkling.
Not very long--- if you like it!!!! Drink UP!!!
O that last a long time.. you got years.. as long as the bottle is not open..
After it's opened it should be consumed that evening - if not put some foil over it and it should be ok for the next day. There won't be much carbonation/bubbles but it will still be tasty!
Unopend champagne can last for huindreds of years.
if it is not open then for ever it never go's bad but if it is open then only a few hours
Not exactly sure i have had one for 12 1/2 years still looks ok.
never going to drink it because it's sentimental now.
Storing champagne :
HOW LONG CAN YOU STORE CHAMPAGNE ?
When you order a bottle of Leclerc Briant champagne, it has already spent several years resting in our cellars. Long ageing partly explains the retail price of your favourite wine.
There's no need for you to continue ageing your champagne. In practice, you can keep non-vintage Bruts 3 to 4 years and vintage cuvées 5 to 10 years in a cool dry place. But you won't have to wait that long as you will surely find an opportunity to quickly enjoy your favourite cuvées with friends.
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Best before..anybody else drinks it.
Well my father kept my brothers bottle for 28 years and was good.
Mine will be open soon and hope its good its 35 years LOL
(Its a family tradition to save a bottle when you get Baptized and when you marry drink it)
There are some places that sell air tight bottle stoppers that will keep the champagne from going flat.
forever if corked
I wouldn't keep it to long, I think you should drink it then you will not have to worry about it. I have kept it from New Years to New Years. If your not going to drink it with in a year get rid of it.
You can keep it as long as you want to.
Generally, non-vintage will not improve with age, but will not go bad for a few years if stored properly.
Vintage champagne might improve some with age, so not a bad idea to store for a few years- store properly though.
How long before it starts to taste bad....well, depends on how well it was stored. Under the best conditions, it will still be drinkable 20 years or more, but stored improperly, it can go bad in a couple years.
It will keep for a very long time as long as it is kept flat and in a fairly cool, dark place. However whether it is worth keeping depends to a a large extent on how good it was to start with.