Just wondering for how long a bottle of opened white wine in the fridge is still drinkable.
2006-11-28 16:17:01 · 9 answers · asked by NvestR3322 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
As long as you place the cork back in, it should be fairly drinkable for a week or so afterward. Of course, the quality is going south every minute it is open so drink as quickly as you can.
2006-11-28 16:18:59 · answer #1 · answered by jason a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the white wine. Cheaper wines will go bad sooner like overnight. Dry french will last a day or so, california usually a week if it's a good one. You can slow the aging (spoilage) of wine by putting it into a smaller bottle that fills it up so air can't get in. Air is what spoils wine.
Sweet wines last longer. I have a third of a bottle of Chateau Rieussec 1971, a French Sauterne in the fridge that I opened last Friday-four days ago and it was great yesterday. I think I'll try it now..........why yes, it's still great if not better as I sip it now probably because it opened up more. The apricot/pear/butterscotch flavor has intensified. At some point, if this isn't drunk up it will start to go downhill in taste. I didn't put it into a smaller bottle because I knew sweet wines and ports keep longer.
Older wines especially reds go bad sooner. For example I opened up a 1970 French red Bordeaux and it was fabulous at 11pm. at 5pm the next evening, even storing it in a smaller bottle with very little air, it had lost it's powerful taste and was a weak thin wine soon to be vinegar.
So it really depends on the wine.
Someone wisely suggested a vacu vin, which allows you to pump the air out of a bottle and therefore it lasts longer - that's a good idea too for most wines.
Generally whites keep much longer than reds.
Another little known method for saving red and white wines is to put it into a tupperware like container and fill it to the top and freeze it.
It lasts about a week or so too, depending on your freezer and the wine. You can then cut out a section and microwave it to warm it to drinking temperature.
Most young whites can last a week or more in the fridge.
Champagnes last longer if put into a smaller bottle as the pressure keeps air out.
When they go bad you can cook with them as well.
Cheers!
2006-11-28 17:12:37 · answer #2 · answered by Corkbouy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It goes bad after 4 days even in a fridge. Worry not. If it starts tasting acidic it is moving towards vinegar. Don't throw it, rather keep outside in a room temperature of around 75 F covered with a thin cloth. Wait for about 3 months and it will be a wonderful vinegar.
2006-11-28 16:49:58 · answer #3 · answered by gamya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to maximize the life of your wine, go to Bed Bath and Beyond, or a store like that and buy a vacuvin set. This will allow you to keep your wine up to about seven days, if you do not your wine will only be good for a day or two.
2006-11-28 16:33:04 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All wines start to degrade once exposed to the oxygen in the air however it should keep for a few weeks in the fridge without losing too much of its' taste.
2006-11-29 04:27:54 · answer #5 · answered by COACH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one day then it starts going down
never had a problem with finishing a bottle of wine with friends
almost never had to return one to the fridge
2006-11-28 16:38:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this a riddle. If yes till its empty. I dont know. Or untill it doesnt taste good any more.
2006-11-28 16:19:39 · answer #7 · answered by Felipe G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after a day it goes down hill
2006-11-28 16:19:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes and all it will do is get vinegar taste to it when it gets to old then its great to cook with
2016-03-29 15:12:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋