I have a bottle of cabernet sauv. and it tasted........more flat, i guess, after having been open for only a few days (i DID leave the cork in the bottle). it's not the most expensive bottle (only cost about $12 at safeway). what is the average life after opening a bottle like this?
2007-02-26 07:08:59 · 9 answers · asked by blaze 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Reds, without being re-sealed (like vacuum sealed), are usually "good" for a few days. Whites start to change their taste as soon as they hit air, and by the next day taste totally different. I have a wine vacuum which has a stopper and a device that pulls all the oxygen out of the bottle. it helps keep the wine's fresh taste longer. It certainly helps me keep a bottle longer. I would suggest getting one of those. Well worth the minimal investment.
2007-02-26 07:15:54 · answer #1 · answered by Living for today and a good wine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bottle of wine with a cork in it should be kept in the dark at it will last for ever..light activates the yeast and eventually the wine will turn to vinegar.Once this wine has had oxygen introduced to it ..even if you put the cork back on the wine will stay good for maybe a day or so at most..
2007-02-26 15:15:38 · answer #2 · answered by rcbrokebones 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont know why your wine was stale after being opened just a few days and cork was in it. Unless the handling care was improper before you received it. As air is allowed to reach the liquid, the wine begins to deteriorate, resulting in a loss of quality. Wine with lifeless, stagnant qualities. Usually found in wines that were kept in large vessel storage for an excessive length of time.
Thus, the wine becomes "flat" and lacks the aroma and flavor desired for the beverage.
I would contact the maker and tell them your experience and see if they send you another bottle.
2007-02-26 15:15:55 · answer #3 · answered by Mum to 2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know its bad when it tastes like vinegar. The wine authorities recommend finishing the bottle when it is opened. However if you re-cork it tightly, you can hold it until the next day.
2007-02-26 15:12:38 · answer #4 · answered by Beau R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With Red, you get a vinegar taste or the balance tastes off. Its pretty easy to tell.
I buy bags of wine now and find they last a lot longer once opened (at least 4 or 5 days).
2007-02-26 15:22:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you tell by the taste, if it tastes bad if gone off! id have said a corked bottle will keep for up to three days, bu you can still use it for cooking upto a week or so.
2007-02-26 15:14:59 · answer #6 · answered by nathan barley 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i can that a bottle of wine isnt good no more when it tastes flit and it make you want to get sick when you taste it taste nasty.
2007-02-26 15:28:07 · answer #7 · answered by Daqwon wifey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you tell when a bottle of wine isn't good anymore?
When it's empty....
;o)
2007-02-26 15:13:13 · answer #8 · answered by TK421 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Taste it
2007-02-26 15:53:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋