it was screeching acidic and hard to drink. Just 1/2 hour ago I tried the same opened bottle of wine again, and this time it had developed into a more drinkable and complex wine, with pleasant notes of sawdust and nutmeg in its long finish. I know that you are supposed to make a wine "breathe" a little before drinking it (I did leave the wine in the glass for 15 minutes the first time I tried it), but one week? What happened?
2006-12-26 14:35:39 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
It was the oxidation. When you open a bottle of wine oxygen starts changing the wine. Some wines can be quite good left to themselves for a day (I had a couple red wines that were much better the next day). A week is surprising but the effect of the oxidation made it more palatable for you.
2006-12-27 08:45:13 · answer #1 · answered by AARON S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
was it a sweet or dry? some very sweet wine comes from there. sugar is a preservative and if recorked properly could definately stay good (or get better with a little air). I had a very acidic chardonnay that was fermented on the skins, not aged on oak, the same thing happened. it softened out after an hour and more after uncorked a few days. not sure on the science but gives you some good experience on that wine!
2006-12-26 22:43:38 · answer #2 · answered by jurema 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What was the vintage on the bottle? If it was incredibly old, it might have needed that long to breathe. It's rare to take that long to make it drinkable but it's not impossible. It's even rarer that white wine needs to breathe because it is normally red wines that need to open up but, again, depending on the vintage, it's not impossible.
2006-12-26 23:53:31 · answer #3 · answered by Patricia D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fermentation....
2006-12-26 23:57:35 · answer #4 · answered by ♥femme fatale♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋