How long can the open bottle last? Thanks for any advice. O'Shaughnessy When the usual pie lineup feels boring and uninspired for your dessert repertoire, you've got to make Sign up for our newsletter to receive the latest tips, tricks, recipes and more, sent twice a week.
By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Newsletter Shop Help Center. If you expose a particularly delicate wine to air too long, however, the oxygen quickly converts ethanol into acetaldehyde, which can mask a wine's flavors and aromas.
Depending on the wine, this can occur in as few as two hours. This is especially true with whites and well-aged reds, which remain highly susceptible to quick oxygen damage. In general, red wines oxidize more slowly than white wines. Structured red wines will last several days longer than whites.
In general, a white wine lasts about three days, while a red may last up to a week. Blush wines have more in common with whites than reds, and typically last about three days after opening.
Youthful, strongly tannic wines typically last longer after opening than lighter reds, those with fewer tannins, and those that have been well-aged. For example, a young Bordeaux less than ten years of age may last for a week while a well-aged Bordeaux with soft tannins and a few decades under its belt may begin to degrade from oxidation immediately. Fruity reds, like Boujoulais Noveau, will also degrade more quickly.
Delicate reds like a soft Burgundy or Pinot Noir may also degrade from oxidation more quickly. In general, plan to drink a delicate, fruity, or well-aged red within three days, while a full-bodied, tannic red may last up to a week. Both sugar and alcohol act as preservatives, slowing oxidation. Resultantly, dessert wines like Eiswein and Sauternes may keep for as long as a year, as may fortified wines like Sherry or Port.
Likewise, higher alcohol reds such as Zinfandel may keep a little longer than their lower alcohol bretheren. A high-alcohol Zin may last a week to ten days, depending on age, alcohol content, and tannins. The less wine remaining in the bottle, the more air there is in the bottle with the wine, leading to quicker in-bottle oxidation. Likewise, if you have decanted or areated the wine, you may wish to drink it relatively quickly - within a day or two of opening it.
How can you tell whether a wine is past its prime? Smell it or taste it. If you detect off flavors or aromas, chances are you've kept an open bottle a little too long.
Once a wine is past its prime, you can't bring it back. Instead, discard the wine. One factor being the style of wine. Wines that are more tannic, such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Nebbiolo, are going to have a longer shelf life and, in many instances, benefit from being opened for a bit. Likewise wines higher in sugar, such as Sauternes and other ice wines, will last longer once opened, while sparkling wines and Champagne will quickly lose their effervescence.
Another factor is how the wines are stored. Wine stored in the refrigerator after opening, both red and white, will keep longer than wine kept on the counter.
Using vacuum sealed tops will increase the shelf life by limiting exposure to oxygen. The last factor would be quality of the wine. Premier and Grand Cru Burgundy is an example of wine that tends to improve after being opened for a couple days.
All in all I would say that most wine will keep for two days after opening, but if properly stored you would be able to push this timeframe to three to four days depending on style and quality of the wine. Chefs around the country are putting their spins on classic Thanksgiving dishes — and putting them in to-go boxes for you to feast on at home.
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