Make your red wine last longer
When you open red wine, it becomes exposed to oxygen, which, over time, turns red wine into vinegar. The less oxygen reaching your wine, the longer it lasts.
To extend the life of your wine, you need to know how to store it properly.
After opening:
After every poured glass, recork your bottle to minimise oxygen exposure. Don’t put the bottle within direct sunlight, which increases oxidation.
To store:
Make sure your red is stored below room temperature in the dark. Lower temperatures/light reduce oxidation. Avoid taking your wine from one temperature extreme to another and try to keep wine out of the kitchen, where temperature changes are frequent.
You can store opened wine in the fridge, and if you can’t wait for its temperature to drop, warm it up with lukewarm water.
Refrigerated opened wine which will be consumed in a few days should be stored upright so less of the wine is exposed to air in the bottle, but unopened wine should be stored on its side to keep the cork wet.
You can also consider buying an inexpensive vacuum-seal wine preserver, which have been known to extend the life of wine, though they could possibly compromise the wine’s aromatic characteristics.
Which wines are most sensitive to time?
- Organic wine
- Wine over the age of eight years old
- Grenache, zinfandel, Nebbiolo, sangiovese
- Pinot noir
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