How long do you leave opened wine?

[SummerRain]

Okay, so I know most people probably drink the whole bottle in one night but for those of us who open bottles of wine and leave some in the bottle - how long can you leave opened wine before it goes off/stops tasting nice?

I usually only drink it within a couple of days of opening, and then I freeze it for cooking with. But I really have no idea, what do you do?

 

[shyvas]

If it's red, it really is best if you drink it within 24 hours. However you can buy one of those special corks and keep it for another 24 h in a very cool place or freeze it.

White wine keeps far longer and a couple of days in the fridge, is fine.

 

[beancounter]

I just reccork unfinished wine with it's original cork, and it will last at least a few days. (red wine)

 

[RascalsMom]

Unfinished wine?

 

[Forster]

We just cork it up and put it in the fridge. Honestly I've never noticed wine going bad and I know we've had opened wine in the fridge for over a week before.

 

[shyvas]

We just cork it up and put it in the fridge. Honestly I've never noticed wine going bad and I know we've had opened wine in the fridge for over a week before.

If you leave it open, evenutally it will turn into vinegar because of the oxygen. It is best to put the cork back and keep it the fridge if you're going to drink it within 24 hours. If not, transfer it into a small bottle and keep it stored in the fridge. Once the bottle is open the wine automatically will change due to the evaporation of the alcohol and water content.

You can also use a vacuum pump system which helps to remove the air.

I only freeze small quanties for cooking. You can also make ice cubes with any remaining wines and add a few when making sauces or stews.

 

[beancounter]

If you leave it open, evenutally it will turn into vinegar because of the oxygen. It is best to put the cork back and keep it the fridge if you're going to drink it within 24 hours. If not, transfer it into a small bottle and keep it stored in the fridge. Once the bottle is open the wine automatically will change due to the evaporation of the alcohol and water content.

By "opened", I don't think he means leaving it uncorked, just that the original seal was broken. He stated in his first sentence that he re-corks it.

 

[shyvas]

By "opened", I don't think he means leaving it uncorked, just that the original seal was broken. He stated in his first sentence that he re-corks it.

Once the cork or cap has been removed, the bottle has been opened.

I have understood the SR's query : how long does wine keep once it has been uncorked ? It doesn't have to necessarily go bad but it never tastes as good after a few hours.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

I've kept wine in the fridge for three or four days and thought it tasted fine. I recork with one of those corks with the silicone seal; I do not vacuum seal it.

I actually didn't know wine could be frozen for later use. I usually only open a bottle for cooking, then drink the rest over the next few days. Next time I open a bottle for a recipe, I'll make some wine ice cubes!

 

[Forster]

If you leave it open, evenutally it will turn into vinegar because of the oxygen. It is best to put the cork back and keep it the fridge if you're going to drink it within 24 hours. If not, transfer it into a small bottle and keep it stored in the fridge. Once the bottle is open the wine automatically will change due to the evaporation of the alcohol and water content.

You can also use a vacuum pump system which helps to remove the air.

I only freeze small quanties for cooking. You can also make ice cubes with any remaining wines and add a few when making sauces or stews.

I'm just saying I can't tell any significant change in the wine if it's been opened and corked in the fridge for a week. Of course I've been known to buy boxed wine too.

 

[shyvas]

I'm just saying I can't tell any significant change in the wine if it's been opened and corked in the fridge for a week. Of course I've been known to buy boxed wine too.

Or canned ? I also like boxed wine but nowadays don't drink a lot of wine, so only buy bottled.

 

[beancounter]

Of course I've been known to buy boxed wine too.

I've tried that option, but with very poor results.

 

[beancounter]

Once the cork or cap has been removed, the bottle has been opened.

Yes, but there is a big difference between leaving an opened bottle uncorked, and re-corking it.

 

[shyvas]

Yes, but there is a big difference between leaving an opened bottle uncorked, and re-corking it.

True.

 

[Dedalus]

I guess I'm the exception - but with red wine - I have kept open bottles for up to a week, unrefrigerated. It actually tastes better after a few days. You can easily tell if it's bad because it will smell like vinegar. (Or it just doesn't taste good.) So as long as it passes the sniff test - pour away, do not waste!

 

[PTree15]

I guess I'm the exception - but with red wine - I have kept open bottles for up to a week, unrefrigerated. It actually tastes better after a few days. You can easily tell if it's bad because it will smell like vinegar. (Or it just doesn't taste good.) So as long as it passes the sniff test - pour away, do not waste!

This, but after a week, I'll save it for cooking.

 

[SummerRain]

I actually didn't know wine could be frozen for later use. I usually only open a bottle for cooking, then drink the rest over the next few days. Next time I open a bottle for a recipe, I'll make some wine ice cubes!

Yeah, I don't know if you'd want to drink it but it works fine for cooking. I don't drink a lot, so usually I buy a bottle of wine, drink about half and freeze half for cooking.

I've tried drinking it and after a couple of days it doesn't taste as nice to me, but it could be in my mind .

 

[shyvas]

Yeah, I don't know if you'd want to drink it but it works fine for cooking. I don't drink a lot, so usually I buy a bottle of wine, drink about half and freeze half for cooking.

I've tried drinking it and after a couple of days it doesn't taste as nice to me, but it could be in my mind .

You are on the track to becoming a wine specialist.

 

[SummerRain]

"Mmmmm do I detect a hint of fresh mountain dew? With just a splash of near-ripe blueberries and an aftertaste of a childs breath on the Devon wind?" <- I have the lingo!

 

[shyvas]

"Mmmmm do I detect a hint of fresh mountain dew? With just a splash of near-ripe blueberries and an aftertaste of a childs breath on the Devon wind?" <- I have the lingo!

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