A few days ago my refridgerator died. Naturally all my food is ruined and has to be tossed. I also had a large bottle of white wine in there, that had been opened. I`m wondering if it is still ok to drink? It has a screw type top. I`m not getting my new fridge delivered until Thursday. Does white wine spoil if it doesn`t remain chilled after its been opened?
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A few days ago my refridgerator died. Naturally all my food is ruined and has to be tossed. I also had a large bottle of white wine in there, that had been opened. I`m wondering if it is still ok to drink? It has a screw type top. I`m not getting my new fridge delivered until Thursday. Does white wine spoil if it doesn`t remain chilled after its been opened?
After just a few days, it's not going to be disgusting or dangerous to drink, but it's probably lost some quality. Cook with it, instead. Mussels with garlic & white wine, for instance. Or, any one of a million other dishes that use white wine. If it's got even a hint of a vinegar smell, toss it.
A few days ago my refridgerator died. Naturally all my food is ruined and has to be tossed. I also had a large bottle of white wine in there, that had been opened. I`m wondering if it is still ok to drink? It has a screw type top. I`m not getting my new fridge delivered until Thursday. Does white wine spoil if it doesn`t remain chilled after its been opened?
I almost never refrigerate bottles of opened wine. I store small to gallon bottles in the liquor cabinet. As long as they are used within 3 to 4 weeks and kept tightly capped, they seem to do fine......
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A few days ago my refridgerator died. Naturally all my food is ruined and has to be tossed. I also had a large bottle of white wine in there, that had been opened. I`m wondering if it is still ok to drink? It has a screw type top. I`m not getting my new fridge delivered until Thursday. Does white wine spoil if it doesn`t remain chilled after its been opened?
After just a few days, it's not going to be disgusting or dangerous to drink, but it's probably lost some quality. Cook with it, instead. Mussels with garlic & white wine, for instance. Or, any one of a million other dishes that use white wine. If it's got even a hint of a vinegar smell, toss it.
Agree on all points. One thing I'd add: If a wine has developed a slight vinegar odor I use it in reduction sauces. Long reduction tends to fix this.
A few days ago my refridgerator died. Naturally all my food is ruined and has to be tossed. I also had a large bottle of white wine in there, that had been opened. I`m wondering if it is still ok to drink? It has a screw type top. I`m not getting my new fridge delivered until Thursday. Does white wine spoil if it doesn`t remain chilled after its been opened?
It should be okay. It is exposure to air and contaminants that make wine go bad, not temperature. A great wine might go downhill within a few days of opening, but most wine that comes in screw top bottles aren't great to begin with.
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A few days ago my refridgerator died. Naturally all my food is ruined and has to be tossed. I also had a large bottle of white wine in there, that had been opened. I`m wondering if it is still ok to drink? It has a screw type top. I`m not getting my new fridge delivered until Thursday. Does white wine spoil if it doesn`t remain chilled after its been opened?
It should be okay. It is exposure to air and contaminants that make wine go bad, not temperature. A great wine might go downhill within a few days of opening, but most wine that comes in screw top bottles aren't great to begin with.
Reminds me of the early 80's when my ex's sister in law moved in with us in L.A. She came with a 1952 Chateau Laffit Rothchild (?) bottle of red wine as one of her few prized possessions.
Well, we kicked her back to Philly after a month of her binge drinking and she forgot the bottle.
I convinced my ex to celebrate an occasion and open it. We uncorked that puppy and poured two glasses of quite possibly the best wine I'd ever taste but it had turned to vinegar and was awful. That's when I learned to store wine bottles cork-down on a slant to prevent outside oxygen from seeping through the cork and killing the vin.
I convinced my ex to celebrate an occasion and open it. We uncorked that puppy and poured two glasses of quite possibly the best wine I'd ever taste but it had turned to vinegar and was awful. That's when I learned to store wine bottles cork-down on a slant to prevent outside oxygen from seeping through the cork and killing the vin.
Couple of restaurants I've frequented had wine racks that seemed to be designed to hold the bottles neck tilted up. Thought that was odd.
Reminds me of the early 80's when my ex's sister in law moved in with us in L.A. She came with a 1952 Chateau Laffit Rothchild (?) bottle of red wine as one of her few prized possessions.
Well, we kicked her back to Philly after a month of her binge drinking and she forgot the bottle.
I convinced my ex to celebrate an occasion and open it. We uncorked that puppy and poured two glasses of quite possibly the best wine I'd ever taste but it had turned to vinegar and was awful. That's when I learned to store wine bottles cork-down on a slant to prevent outside oxygen from seeping through the cork and killing the vin.
All those years and it was a complete waste.
That's a damned shame. I have consumed enough wine over the years to learn a thing or two about it, but I still find it difficult to spend a lot of money on wine because I know I do not have a nose or palate that is trained to detect the nuances that make a wine great. I will leave that to people with more money than brains, like the guy at a wine auction a number of years ago who spent something like $30,000 on a bottle of wine and then dropped it on the steps on the way out and there went $30,000 worth of wine down the drain.... literally.
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A few days ago my refridgerator died. Naturally all my food is ruined and has to be tossed. I also had a large bottle of white wine in there, that had been opened. I`m wondering if it is still ok to drink? It has a screw type top. I`m not getting my new fridge delivered until Thursday. Does white wine spoil if it doesn`t remain chilled after its been opened?
It can, but there's no danger - it will just be vinegary. Taste and see.
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I convinced my ex to celebrate an occasion and open it. We uncorked that puppy and poured two glasses of quite possibly the best wine I'd ever taste but it had turned to vinegar and was awful. That's when I learned to store wine bottles cork-down on a slant to prevent outside oxygen from seeping through the cork and killing the vin.
Couple of restaurants I've frequented had wine racks that seemed to be designed to hold the bottles neck tilted up. Thought that was odd.
Maybe the rack was designed for port. Vintage ports have a lot of sediment, so they should need to be decanted, but they should not be kept on their sides because the higher alcohol content of port will destroy the cork.
A few days ago my refridgerator died. Naturally all my food is ruined and has to be tossed. I also had a large bottle of white wine in there, that had been opened. I`m wondering if it is still ok to drink? It has a screw type top. I`m not getting my new fridge delivered until Thursday. Does white wine spoil if it doesn`t remain chilled after its been opened?
I almost never refrigerate bottles of opened wine. I store small to gallon bottles in the liquor cabinet. As long as they are used within 3 to 4 weeks and kept tightly capped, they seem to do fine......
I prefer my wine at room temp., not chilled.
Surely you must mean red wine. The thought of the kind of white that comes in gallon bottles at room temp brings back bad memories.
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taste but it had turned to vinegar and was awful. That's when I
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seeping through the cork and killing the vin.
Couple of restaurants I've frequented had wine racks that seemed to be designed to hold the bottles neck tilted up. Thought that was odd.
Maybe the rack was designed for port. Vintage ports have a lot of
sediment, so
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they should need to be decanted, but they should not be kept on their
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because the higher alcohol content of port will destroy the cork.
Not at all true. Ports like all other wines need to be stored on their sides so the cork remains moist. Refer to virtually any article on wine storage, http://www.cockburns-usa.com/about_port_storing.html is a good start.
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I convinced my ex to celebrate an occasion and open it. We uncorked that puppy and poured two glasses of quite possibly the best wine I'd ever taste but it had turned to vinegar and was awful. That's when I learned to store wine bottles cork-down on a slant to prevent outside oxygen from seeping through the cork and killing the vin.
Couple of restaurants I've frequented had wine racks that seemed to be designed to hold the bottles neck tilted up. Thought that was odd.
It's most likely that the restaurants had their racks [censored] about. If they turned them 'back to front' they'd be round the right way :-)
But with the advent of Stelvin screw caps, there is no need to have the bottle tilted to keep the cork moist. Stelven sealed wine can be stored upright for their whole life.
-- Peter Lucas Brisbane Australia
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A few days ago my refridgerator died. Naturally all my food is ruined and has to be tossed. I also had a large bottle of white wine in there, that had been opened. I`m wondering if it is still ok to drink? It has a screw type top. I`m not getting my new fridge delivered until Thursday. Does white wine spoil if it doesn`t remain chilled after its been opened?
I almost never refrigerate bottles of opened wine. I store small to gallon bottles in the liquor cabinet. As long as they are used within 3 to 4 weeks and kept tightly capped, they seem to do fine......
I prefer my wine at room temp., not chilled.
I buy Carlo Rossi by the gallon bottle in cases of four.... I often have like 6-8 cases on hand in various flavors. I never refrigerate whether closed or opened... never yet had a bottle go off.... I just know some wise ass Thunderbird maven is gonna ask how can I tell if Carlo Rossi has gone off. FU!
I don't care how much one pays for wine, but by the third glass it all tastes alike, and all wine pisses out exactly the same.... at least when I flush my terlit I'm consoled by the fact that I'm flushing away wine that cost me less than $10 a gallon. Carlo Rossi Pisano ain't bad for a dago red... I like it over ice with a wedge of lemon... suckin' some down right now. Hey, I deserve a good swig, finished mowing ten acres of grass and got my dozen blueberry bushes planted.
Couple of restaurants I've frequented had wine racks that seemed to be designed to hold the bottles neck tilted up. Thought that was odd.
Or the rack was right but the restaurant help put the bottles in wrong side up. ;-( -aem
I thought that at first, but on further review (laugh), the thing (the one I'm thinking of now) was designed to have the neck in a narrow ... whatever ... you couldn't put the bottle in a different way.
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Lovely EvilOne said:
A few days ago my refridgerator died. Naturally all my food is ruined and has to be tossed. I also had a large bottle of white wine in there, that had been opened. I`m wondering if it is still ok to drink? It has a screw type top. I`m not getting my new fridge delivered until Thursday. Does white wine spoil if it doesn`t remain chilled after its been opened?
I almost never refrigerate bottles of opened wine. I store small to gallon bottles in the liquor cabinet. As long as they are used within 3 to 4 weeks and kept tightly capped, they seem to do fine......
I prefer my wine at room temp., not chilled.
I buy Carlo Rossi by the gallon bottle in cases of four.... I often have like 6-8 cases on hand in various flavors. I never refrigerate whether closed or opened... never yet had a bottle go off.... I just know some wise ass Thunderbird maven is gonna ask how can I tell if Carlo Rossi has gone off. FU!
I don't care how much one pays for wine, but by the third glass it all tastes alike, and all wine pisses out exactly the same.... at least when I flush my terlit I'm consoled by the fact that I'm flushing away wine that cost me less than $10 a gallon. Carlo Rossi Pisano ain't bad for a dago red... I like it over ice with a wedge of lemon... suckin' some down right now. Hey, I deserve a good swig, finished mowing ten acres of grass and got my dozen blueberry bushes planted.
Sheldon Sheldon
When I lived in San Diego, my occasional houseguest (usually lived in his VW van), once a week Pete would give blood. He got $12. He'd come into the house with two gallon jugs of Carlo and Rossi sangrie and hand me one and a pack of marlboros. We'd walk the half blook to the beach and lay out and we'd smoke cigarettes and getting wasted drunk.
I will leave that to people with more money than brains, like the guy at a wine auction a number of years ago who spent something like $30,000 on a bottle of wine and then dropped it on the steps on the way out and there went $30,000 worth of wine down the drain.... literally.
While it is money wasted once the bottle broke, he most likely had no intention of ever drinking it. Like art, some winos just want to possess a certain wine. Same with the guy that have the wine cellars that hold 2000 bottles. At five bottles a week, it world take 8 years to drink it all. But it only takes a couple of minutes to show it off to your friends.
I will leave that to people with more money than brains, like the guy at a wine auction a number of years ago who spent something like $30,000 on a bottle of wine and then dropped it on the steps on the way out and there went $30,000 worth of wine down the drain.... literally.
While it is money wasted once the bottle broke, he most likely had no intention of ever drinking it. Like art, some winos just want to possess a certain wine.
True enough, but he ended up possessing $30,000 worth of broken glass. And I confess that I find it hard to feel sympathy for someone who spends that much money on a bottle of wine.
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Same with the guy that have the wine cellars that hold 2000 bottles. At five bottles a week, it world take 8 years to drink it all. But it only takes a couple of minutes to show it off to your friends.
I don't know anyone who has that many bottles of wine in their, thought I have a friend who may be getting close. He drinks them. He is good enough to share some of them with me.
Reminds me of the early 80's when my ex's sister in law moved in with us in L.A. She came with a 1952 Chateau Laffit Rothchild (?) bottle of red wine as one of her few prized possessions.
Well, we kicked her back to Philly after a month of her binge drinking and she forgot the bottle.
I convinced my ex to celebrate an occasion and open it. We uncorked that puppy and poured two glasses of quite possibly the best wine I'd ever taste but it had turned to vinegar and was awful. That's when I learned to store wine bottles cork-down on a slant to prevent outside oxygen from seeping through the cork and killing the vin.
All those years and it was a complete waste.
Andy
That's sad. So you sent her back to Philly and cheese steaks. And cream cheese. And Spam?
That bottle is going from $120 to $900, depending on the seller, so that's quite a range. I wonder how many of those bottles might be vinegar too. Anybody know what happens when you spend $200 for a bottle of vinegar?
