How long do you keep an opened bottle of cooking wine?

Question

... Bearing in mind that it's so cheap you really wouldn't want to drink it!

By 'cooking wine' I meant your average bottle of £2.99 plonk. That stuff gives me a headache if I drink it.

Answer 1

OK, if you mean a real wine, I'll keep it for no more than 3 days. If it's that bottled stuff with a screw cap that you find in the spice/vinegar aisle (like Holland House) then I'll keep it until it's gone.

Answer 2

As I'd never use "cooking" wine, nor would I ever recommend anyone to do so either, I couldn't tell you. Don't use it as it contains so much salt it ruins the flavour of anything it was put into.

However, I do keep a bottle of wine in the fridge for cooking purposes. I use a vacuum seal system which pumps the air out of the bottle which prevents oxidation of the wine. The system is simple and available many places; it's just a rubbery-looking cork with an attachment that fits over it when it is in the neck of the bottle, you use the pump attachment each time you need to re-seal the bottle.

Cheers

Answer 3

only a few days. But, why would you cook with a wine that you wouldnt drink? the flavour doesnt improve when its cooked. If you got a small bottle of good wine (around £2.99 when a full sized bottle of the same stuff would be around £7-£8) you wouldnt waste any and the flavour would be better and more rich than a cheap and nasty bottle.

Answer 4

Cooking wine doesn't normally taste too good because it has added salt and preservatives to make it last longer. I don't know for sure but I thing it would last several months. I'd toss regular wine within a week (it quickly starts turning into vinegar).

The cooking wine is good to have on hand if you need some on impulse. If you plan your menus, just buy a small bottle of cheap decent wine for that dish, or keep a few unopened bottles on hand.

Answer 5

I would never use cooking wine. First off it's low quality wine and it's loaded with salt to make it totally undrinkable.
Just chunk it in the trash immediately it was bad when you bought it. You can get a decent bottle of wine for under 10 bucks that you can actually drink. Try the australian stuff it's cheap and pretty good.

Answer 6

For best results I would use the cooking wine up as soon as possible. Within a couple months of opening at most. Though if your drinking wine prior to eating you might not notice if it is a bit off :)

Answer 7

well I think you should get rid of it , the next time you cook with wine buy a nicer, wine because if the wine is not a good wine ,then you won´t get a nice taste with your food , you could always use sherry or a drop of brandy with your cooking if you have at home save´s buying a bottle of wine if your not going to drink it,

Answer 8

Personally I keep it for just a month. Next time buy ones that are in smaller bottles if you're not sure if you will be able to consume the whole thing.

Answer 9

any wines drinkable when you have 2 cook

Answer 10

3.20 hrs exactly