Red wine storage?

Question

i just uncorked a bottle of red wine.i put an cap on the bottle and pumped out all the air.
where should i store the wine and how long will it be good for.

Answer 1

Once opened... in the frig. Lasts maybe two or three days!
Red wine should be stored, (ideally), at between 58 & 65 degrees.

Answer 2

I've done many experiments and wine should *not* be stored out on a kitchen counter, especially after it's been opened. Heat turns wine into vinegar. This is especially true for wines that have been opened and have air contact.

I have no idea why someone would say to NOT store red wine in the fridge. That makes no sense at all. The reason you put wine in a wine fridge (i.e. around 60) is to let it age slowly and naturally, without turning to vinegar. If you have a wine too cold, in a normal fridge, it won't age properly. But the whole point of what you are doing here is to NOT want it to age any more! You want it to not get worse. It's definitely not going to get better now that air has been at it. The most you can do is hope for it to "stay the same" until you finish drinking it.

So YES DEFINITELY you want the wine in the fridge. In ideal circumstances you would want to decant it into a smaller glass bottle, so there was no further air contact. You can also do various things like add a gas layer to keep away the air, or use a vacuum pump or so on. I personally dislike vacuum pumps because by creating a vacuum they suck out the natural air bubbles in the wine. Sure most wines aren't "sparkly" but most do have some air in them. You suck that out and the wine starts to taste flat. Instead of sucking out the air, decanting into a glass bottle with no air "naturally" is far better.

But in any case, you should still drink it within 3 days to get a good flavor. Wine really starts to go downhill quickly once air gets in there.

If the guy who hates wine in a fridge has a rational reason for that, I'd love to hear it. I also want to comment that he says to store it on its side. That's meaningless because it's been opened. The whole point of storing a NONopened wine on its side is to keep the cork seal strong, i.e. to keep the cork moist so that air doesn't leak in - even in tiny amounts. But you've OPENED the wine. There was a ton of air in there! Any tiny air leakage issues over the next 3 days are completely meaningless. Store it on its BOTTOM so that you minimize the surface area exposed to that air.

If you want to visit my site, I've got lots of experiments listed where I tested wines at different temperatures, wines stored in the fridge, etc.

Lisa Shea
http://www.wineintro.com

Answer 3

Never, ever store red wine in the fridge. Let me repeat, never store red wine in the fridge. White wine goes in the fridge, not red.

Ok, now that that's out of the way. If you recorked it, it might last 2 days or so. I have had some that were still quite good after 4 or 5 days. Store it in a cool, dark place, on it's side. Once opened, a bottle of wine should be drunk as quickly as reasonably possible.

Answer 4

Can be stored 3-5 days in the refrigerator without affecting the flavor. Remove red wine from the refrigerator and allow it to reach room temperature before drinking.
Red wine that is not stored in the refrigerator, but is re-corked tightly, should retain its freshness for approximately 2 days (or 48 hours).

Answer 5

Lisa from wineintro, as usual, has your answer. GregW- you are so wrong it makes my hair hurt. There is a difference between what temp you store wine at and what temp you serve it at. Fridge temp is perfectly fine for storing red wine, and far better than leaving it somewhere at room temp, so long as you bring it up to proper temp before serving.

Answer 6

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