Bottoms Up 2

[jjbrr]

What's the shelf-life for an open bottle of wine? If i stick the cork back in or screw the top back on is it OK for a long time (a year?) or does air mess it up pretty quickly?

[Mbodell]

What's the shelf-life for an open bottle of wine? If i stick the cork back in or screw the top back on is it OK for a long time (a year?) or does air mess it up pretty quickly?

I'm not an expert, but I'd be amazed if an open bottle can last much more than a week absent some sort of repressurized sealing.

[cherdanno]

What's the shelf-life for an open bottle of wine? If i stick the cork back in or screw the top back on is it OK for a long time (a year?) or does air mess it up pretty quickly?

2 hours.

[blackshoe]

http://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index...18033708AAAtr01

 

Short answer: red wine 24 hours, white wine 72 hours.

[mycroft]

Do some homework as suggested and then come to our Ottawa Canada Regional in early October.

 

There is a place called Vintages that has hundreds of Beers, Wines, Scotches etc. all sold by the glass.  Some go in the $100 range per and they also have inexpensive blind tasting options of 8-10 for all of them.

 

I know nothing about the subject but this is one of my favorite haunts.  I wish I could remember where I parked the car though......

Ah yes, that place. We got sucked in there one night by the menu, topped by a huge banner, which, in 128-point font, read:

 

"FRENCH FRIES $10"

 

and in much smaller letters underneath:

 

"free sirloin steak included"

 

...and figured that if they had that kind of sense of humour, it was the place for us. Then found out it was a beer and wine bar, and that they were having a Belgian beer month. $120 later (including food), we staggered home...

 

Heartily recommended (although please note, that I'm betting the french fry deal, and everything else, has gone up a bit in the last 12 years).

[jjbrr]

Bump

 

Reading this thread sort makes me LOL about how dumb I once was (and likely still am).

 

I've discovered I really enjoy New World wines vs the traditional French and Italian types (sry ch00), and I even got the opportunity to visit several vineyards in Chile this spring. Just received a case of Carmenere in the mail earlier today that I'll likely hold on to for a year or two before cracking open. :thumbsup:

 

At the risk of getting flamed, my favorite bottle of wine I've bought for myself is Show Stopper Durif from Australia. I don't think I'd like it as much as a standalone, but served with lots of GRILLED MEAT it was amazing.

[jjbrr]

Also thanks, Phil, for lots of good advice.

[phil_20686]

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Also, try to really hone in on how the wine changes as it is exposed to air. For a really good bottle, I have found that there is an optimum amount of time it needs to breathe. Too short and it is overly tannic, and the fruit stays 'wound up'. Too long, and the flavor leaves.

 

You can open a bottle of wine and reseal it, but in my experience it will only keep for about 2-3 weeks and that's if you use a pressurized cork.

 

A heavy red like a st emillion needs between four and twelve hours depending on whether you decant it first. However, you can cheat by pouring it into a glass and using a milk frother.

St emillion is my favourite wine. Epic.