Does wine keep better if it's in a tapped box (carton) rather than a bottle, once it's opened but not finished!
Edit to below: You can get very decent wine in a box these days. You'd be surprised.
Answers: Yes, as no air comes into contact with the wine in the carton. Not that wine lasts very long at all in my house.
Edit to below: You can get very decent wine in a box these days. You'd be surprised.
bottle
actually yes.
Tapped box as it's hermetically sealed so will keep fresh for ages.
Once a bottle's opened....it's opened.
The box is better because it is kept in an air tight bag. If it is kept in a bottle once the cork is released air gets in the bottle. So if you don't finish the bottle it spoils faster because it isn't air tight anymore.
generally I would say yes because air doesnt get into the boxed version - even with a proper cork it does get into bottle
Having said that only the poorest wines are usually boxed -
Wine from a box is vacuum sealed and can last as long as two months in the fridge... It's kept away from light and other odors from the fridge.... Wine in a bottle is NOT ! If it's a wine that you like to drink or cook with than by all means if it's available in carton then buy it.. Good luck
i found the tapped boxes to be better.
The minute a bottle of wine is opened---especially red wine---the quality begins to go downhill. There are still active yeast cells in wines, and the sudden presence of oxygen activates them, to an extent. Over a few days, the wine can take on an unpleasant, tart flavor and aroma---actually, its a precursor to vinegar.
Actually, red wines "decay" after opening is sometimes a positive thing; especially in the case of older reds. It's recommended that the wine be allowed to "breathe" for a period of time---maybe thirty minutes, maybe up to a whole day!---to activate some of the flavor nuances. In fact, merely opening the bottle often isn't enough; the wine must be poured into glasses, or decanted into a carafe or pitcher, for proper aeration.
Those cartons of wine---whatever type---are not exposed to air when you use the dispenser; wine comes out, NOTHING goes in! Also, the "box" wines are rarely, if ever, aged, and therefore require no breathing. A partial box of wine, kept in the fridge, will probably be good (unaffected) for at least several months.
Bottle - 2 days.
Box - 6 weeks.
Boxed!
With that said, lets make it clear that the "Tapped Box" method is much better today than in years past. This being the case, you can find better wines being packaged this way today. While there may actually be some fine examples of "Crap in a Box", I think it wrong to think that all of it is such. Most is pretty good - just fine for a large group or event where a basic red / white / rose needs to be offered up.
It is a bit "snobbish" to turn your nose up at all the available stock, just as it is to a screw cap, now that we are seeing more and more mid-price premiums switching to them
if its screw cap it should keep perfectly in the bottle & is likely to be better quality than boxed!
There is NO difference - only - the "happy bag" (carton) is cheaper. When the tap has run dry take out the "bag" from the box and snip the top end of the bag to let in air ---- you will find another glass of wine in there!!!!......Enjoy...xxx
Box, naturally.
All us Okkers know what we're doing with wine.
A box will last a coupla months (not in Fremantle) but a bottle once opened needs finishing within a day.
It's not very chique but the box is the better bet if your not going to drink it in one go. In the box is a bag and the bag will collapse around the wine keeping any air out.
Blech! Wine from a box? I won't even cook with it.