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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6312   
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How long does it last and how can you tell if it's past it's best when taste is subjective ie I guess someone might deem a good wine as gone off cos it's not to their taste?
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25th Dec 2014 9:16pm |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347  
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Will last for a lifetime if properly stored.
If it has a proper cork- that is a good way to tell if its ok, if the cork is dry and crumbly suspect it to be off. Wine itself won't go off to the point it will make you sick, it will just taste fowl like vinegar, you wont be able to drink enough to make yourself ill. Not that I'm an expert, but an enthusiast  Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197
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25th Dec 2014 9:21pm |
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| CatherineF Member Since: 22 Nov 2014 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 762
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I've just had a bottle of Prosecco that was given to me this year last year.
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25th Dec 2014 9:24pm |
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| steventheplumber Member Since: 29 Apr 2014 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 767 
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No more than two weeks as a general rule |
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27th Dec 2014 12:33pm |
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| dwilliams851 Member Since: 22 Sep 2013 Location: Santiago Posts: 36  
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Depends how picky you are.
Once open, for me, it's a week max (if it lasts that long). If your are storing it and it has a cork, don't store it upright, the cork will dry out and let in air, which ruins the wine. So keep it horizontal to keep the cork wet, if you are storing it. --------------------------------------------- Past LR's Series 2a, Range Rover Vogue, Disco 3, Disco 2, Disco 1 Defender 110 Puma http://www.flickr.com/photos/bambi851/ |
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27th Dec 2014 12:47pm |
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| ken Member Since: 18 Aug 2009 Location: Banging Birds with my bitches !! Posts: 4328
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Thought the rule/law was open it drink it
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27th Dec 2014 12:58pm |
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| Venomator Member Since: 25 Aug 2014 Location: Peterborough Posts: 2087
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A very good rule...
Most wines should be quaffed on the day of opening, especially red, as they will start to deteriorate the minute the are exposed to the atmosphere, although some, so-called experts suggest the initial hour or two letting it 'breathe' will improve the better reds... 
You may get away with keeping an opened white a maximum of a couple of days, as long as it is stoppered and refrigerated...
The only exception to the above will be champagne, which may be opened and kept thus, i.e. Not stoppered (or any other silly method!) and kept in a fridge for up to three days without losing its fizz - the better the bubbles the longer the fizz will be retained... 
However, if you are talking about storage, that is a whole different ball game and depends on conditions; light, temperature, attitude and initial quality of the vintage, most will last a good few months stored near to horizontal in a shaded/dark and cool(ish) place! They do not take well to fluctuations in temperature and other conditions either... 
There will always be exceptions and a reasonable quality vino from your local supermarket could last a year or more just racked in the kitchen, but why would you bother?... 
I wouldn't know, as my local supermarket is my personal wine cellar - I just grab a few bottles out of that cellar whenever required, for immediate to near future quaffing...  Rog...
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27th Dec 2014 1:15pm |
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