If the shelf life of a merlot is 8-10 years, then why do some people save wine for sometimes 30-50 years? Wont it go bad?
2006-10-15 16:27:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
wine doesnt' go bad it just ferments more. some expensive high end wines are a hundred or more years old. i've heard of a batch of 1200 year old wine under the ocean that was still good.
2006-10-15 16:36:53 · answer #1 · answered by Cyrus 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Most wines of that you bye today will not change even if they are left unopened for years. Wines today are meant to be consumed in 1 year. Older wines age in bottles over time. Things have to be just right for wine to age properly. Red age better than white.
2006-10-15 23:51:38 · answer #2 · answered by Dark Knight 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i didn't think wine had a shelf life either. I thought the older the better.
2006-10-15 23:45:11 · answer #3 · answered by lcsanders45 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have heard in the case of wine, the older the better.
2006-10-15 23:32:32 · answer #4 · answered by LatterDaySaint and loving it 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will lose some of its flavor when the air hits it
2006-10-15 23:30:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋