In 1976 I had a lady round and it turned out I didn't need the wine after all! Now I am having a 2nd lady round and hope I will get lucky with her. No reason it is so long without a lady is I keep rats and it seems to put them off for some reason.
2007-07-17 04:31:36 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Not all wine will hold well, and even those designed to age need pretty specific conditions. 31 years pass between dates? If she's indeed a lady, buy a nice bottle just for her, and dinner, too, instead of a leftover bottle from a date 3 decades ago. Comb your hair and brush your teeth, and may luck be on your side.
And the hide rats.
2007-07-17 04:55:02 · answer #1 · answered by Todd T 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
An awful lot depends on the wine - its structure and Tannin. Very often, unless it is a vintage port or top growth Chateau - the wine will have gone over the hill. Trust me I kept a bottle of Barola for 20 years - opened it for some very good friends and it was crap.
My advice - offer it to your rats in the hope that it will send them to sleep before your 2nd lady turns up - otherwise we could be answering this question in another 31 years!!
2007-07-17 08:14:34 · answer #2 · answered by Mervyn B 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It is more than likely it will be OK. I have opened and enjoyed wine bottled in 1898. As long as the cork is secure and not dried out. You can open the bottle a number of hours before hand, you will know immediately if it is OK. Get another bottle in as a standby though.
2007-07-17 04:42:22 · answer #3 · answered by ADRIAN H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it's well corked it's fine. Old wines can turn but some wines from hundreds of years ago are still good. Smell it after you open it and maybe have a sherry glass full to taste it. Even if it does turn it won't harm you but it ain't tasty.
2007-07-17 05:08:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on where the bottle has been stored. If it has been kept in a relatively cool and dark space, then it should be fine. However, if it has been exposed to too much heat and light, then it will have soured and ruined.
Once you pop the cork, you will be able to tell immediately. If it smells like vinegar, then throw it away.
2007-07-17 04:36:51 · answer #5 · answered by Poopie Johnson 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My father in law gave his eldest daughter some home made wine that was approx ten years old...that was seven years ago....tastes like sherry now!
Don't recommend trying to impress a lady with a 31 year old bottle of wine!!
2007-07-17 04:46:00 · answer #6 · answered by Tony V 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Since wine is supposed to age with time I would say your 31 year old bottle should be fine.
2007-07-17 04:38:11 · answer #7 · answered by strawberriesilove 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It depends on where the wine was made. How it was made and how well it was bottle to preserve the wine itself. I would do a web search on the year and the wine maker just to be sure your wine won't be green when you pour it.
2007-07-17 04:37:41 · answer #8 · answered by krennao 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
People age wine all the time, however - in your situation, I seriously doubt the boones farm you bought back in '76 would be considered 'vintage'.
It'll probably do the trick for getting into your lady friends knickers though!!
2007-07-17 04:34:41 · answer #9 · answered by Joe M 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If its red yes! The longer you keep it the better. White wine you should drink immediately
2007-07-17 23:18:27 · answer #10 · answered by Isabelle 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋