Monday, March 4, 2013

Preserving Opened Wine


If you open a bottle of wine and don’t finish it, there are several ways of preserving the remainder. On the market is a canister of inert gas (goes by several different names), that when sprayed into the bottle every time after some wine is dispensed and reclosed, will keep the wine fresh for weeks. There is also a vacuum system with rubber stoppers that when the air is sucked out via a pump will keep the wine fairly fresh for a while. In my experience, this is best for younger wines and only if the air pocket is not too large. Short of this, you could purchase a half bottle of something (for the bottle itself) and pour the remaining wine into it so the air pocket is minimal, then refrigerate. This might help a bit, but won’t save it.

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