red wine...?

Question

after opening a bottle of red wine how long until it goes bad? or it doesn't go bad?

Answer 1

Longer than you may think. An open bottle of red or white wine will keep in the refrigerator for 3 – 5 days. Don't forget to recork though.

Answer 2

I never chill red wine because it's not supposed to be served chilled, but it looks like, according to wine.com, that it's okay to chill it. I have been known to drink a white up to a week after opened. Red wine should be finished off quicker than white -- I'd agree within at least 30 hours (if not quicker). I try not to open a bottle of red if I know I can't drink it in one night.

Here is some information I found:

"The oxygen in air makes a good wine go bad in a day or two if an opened bottle isn’t properly looked after. An oxidized wine smells to me like stale bread or weak vinegar (which it’s trying to turn into). This is a particular hazard with wines by the glass at restaurants, where half-empty bottles are often kept on the bar overnight. Refrigeration helps, even for reds. Another preventive measure is pouring the wine into a smaller container like a half-bottle (375 milliliter) with a tight lid so that it fills to the top and excludes any air. "

Answer 3

As an avid wine fan, i take the following as a general rule (assuming that the wine is properly and tightly recorked):

White wine is recorked and refridgerated, it will last 1-3 days depending on the wine and other factors (how much is left, bottle shape, etc.) Generally when I open white wine i make sure the bottle is finished within about 30 hours.

Red wine, however, is different. Often times, red wine should sit (or decant) for some time after being opened. Since my decanter is currently in storage, I often open a bottle about 12 hours before I drink it, and then recork it to let it oxidate a bit during that time (chills out the tanins a bit... and i don't do this with chianti OR lambrusco - my favorites - because niether is high in tanins and therefore they don't require as much in the way of oxidation). Generally, i let a recorked bottle of red wine go for up to a week before it goes bad, but that really depends on the wine.

Answer 4

If you're going to open it, then drink it all! Otherwise, cork it back up and save the remainder for cooking wine. This will last a while, depending on the conditions (temperature, humidity, etc.). If you open the bottle and smell vinegar, then your wine has gone bad, even for cooking.

Hope this helps!

Answer 5

After you open a bottle of wine, you need to drink it. Even with a good seal, it will only last a couple of days. Sure you could still drink it after a week, but once that air hits it, it's changed.

Answer 6

I have re corked and re chilled it and let it go no longer than 4 days for reds and about 2 for white

Answer 7

We don't drink red wine, but when we have a dinner party and people bring reds, and I have (inevitably) leftovers, I just use it in cooking........Lots of uses for leftover red wine, Beef Tips in a Merlot reduction??? Over Buttered Noodles.........hmmmmm guess what I'm making for dinner??? Thanks for the question, you answered mine (what's for dinner??)

Christopher

Answer 8

personally i never drink it after 48 hours i don't think anything bad will happen to you but if you have a nice bottle to don't want to risk it not tasting to its full potential

Answer 9

about 48 hours if you re-cork it.. i find that after that it starts to taste a little acidic..

Answer 10

it goes bad when my wife downs it. lol