2007-11-28 15:06:23 · 7 answers · asked by Buffy 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Wine will turn if exposed to air. Store wine on it's side to keep the cork wet. The cork being wet keeps a tight seal and keeps the cork from drying (and contracting) allowing air into the wine (the enemy of wine). Light will also ruin the flavor of wine.
Wine won't turn to vinegar (it just sours). Turning wine into vinegar requires something called vinegar mother. I make vinegar at home and usually make red wine vinegar. The mother changes the wine into acetic acid (vinegar).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_of_vinegar
2007-11-28 15:09:44 · answer #1 · answered by mark 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. it can.
The natural of the cork could cause several problems in wine. AS what people always said the wine is "cork"/cork tainted, leakage or even a poor quality cork will cause leaking & possibly of oxygen introduce into the wine and oxidized it (with lesser possibility). Excessive oxygen exposure in wine can cause the wine turn "flat", browning and turn to be more acidity in taste.
Due to the above problems, the industry introduce screw cap to sealed the wine instead of cork. It has proven it able to make the wine fresher and no hassle on leaking, "cork" or so on. But it still doesn't mean the wine won't oxidize if you bought a screwcap bottled wine and try to preserve it when it is half drink/ been open.
Hope the above can help. Cheers.
2007-11-30 04:03:47 · answer #2 · answered by yean yean l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Spoil" is not a good description for it, but it does (despite other answers saying otherwise) more or less turn to vinegar. However, this only happens when exposed to oxygen.
Storing wine on its side doesn't help in the short term (less than a couple of years) so don't sweat that unless you've got some high-end stuff that you're holding onto for a long time.
Most wines are not suited for long-term storage, so don't keep them for too long. Most Pinot Noirs are only good for a couple years (6-8) and most whites are good only for a few years as well.
2007-11-28 23:29:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Unfortunately wine does spoil, and it can happen quite quickly as well. My way of getting around this is to buy my wine in casks. I know alot of people shudder at the thought of wine in a cask, but at least the air doesn't get to it and spoil it.
Besides, some of the bigger wine companies are now producing there good wines in casks.
2007-11-28 23:21:19 · answer #4 · answered by smenteith_survey 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turns to vinegar if exposed warm air??
2007-11-28 23:22:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it can and it turns to a vinegar....
2007-11-28 23:11:08 · answer #6 · answered by hillbilly_cupcake 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-11-28 23:12:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋