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by Tuff Gong RNM on December 8th, 2006

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How are we supposed to preserve wine? Is it possible to save it for more than 3 days or so? What is the time limit and what would be the best way?

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  • by disquietus on June 3rd, 2007

    disquietus

    You *can* refrigerate your red wines to increase storage life. Just let it come back to temperature before you drink it. It doesn't really add too much to the storage life, so you can decide if it works for you (it's kind of like putting a piece of cut fruit in the refrigerator). Unless you live in a hot climate and/or don't have any air conditioning.

    Storage life after opening usually depends on the type of wine and its age. Older vintages will oxidize more quickly, so it's best to enjoy them while you can (within hours of opening the bottle). Younger wines may benefit from being opened for 24 hours or more (generally reds). Most white wines will oxidize quickly and are more difficult to store although higher acid or sweeter wines will last longer once opened.

    How long? That depends on your own palate, but I usually try to use it up within 3 days or so. You might find no change after a week (some people I know like to keep white wines in the refrigerator for up to a month - not my taste and I wouldn't recommend it, but it works for them).

    The vacuum stopper is one of the most effective methods for storage. There are also spray bottles filled with nitrogen and other atmospheric gases (heavier than air, neutral in terms of reaction with the wine) that work very well (Private Preserve is one brand name that I know). One of the simplest is to pour the unused wine into a smaller bottle (usually a half bottle) and closed with a stopper so there is very little head space (the empty spot between stopper and wine). In this manner you can keep it for up to 2 weeks.

    It's best to think of an open bottle of wine like a cut apple. Oxidation begins within minutes of opening the bottle. That is good for the wine up to an ill-defined point (softens tannins, dispels bottle stink, "ages" the wine - again dependent on preference). Sometimes it's a matter of hours or a couple of days. Red wines are more sturdy in this sense than white wines, but there are always exceptions (young German Riesling for instance).

    Honestly, this is not a problem I have had to deal with often.

    Good luck :)

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  • by Anonymous on December 9th, 2006

    Anonymous

    No dont refrigerate the red wine, only white

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  • by Anonymous on December 8th, 2006

    Anonymous

    Hello. The best way to preserve wine is with a vacuum stopper that you can buy from wine shops and supermarkets. After youve had a glass or two put the stopper in and remove all the air from the botlle. If its white place it in the fridge and red place on the worktop. Doing this should give you 3 to 4 days. Happy drinking.

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  • by mikecolman012 on May 10th, 2012

    mikecolman012

    Yes, Wine stoppers are good option to preserve it as Wine stoppers prevents oxygen enter into the bottle.

    Source: http://www.wineworldaccessories.com

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