How do I store an open bottle of wine

Left the bottle on the table, not tucked into her tube, and think what a night it did not happen? Congratulations, you've just killed the wine. Layfhaker shares tips on how to prolong the life of an opened bottle and what to do with the unfinished.

How to store wine

The arguments that some wine with age becomes only better, have no relation to the open bottle. She remained a matter of days or even hours. Immediately make a reservation if you can, it is better to drink wine for a couple days after you open the bottle, then it gradually loses all charm.

Faster than others it loses its charm sparkling - a few hours in the open bottle of bubbles come to naught, and without them, the wine becomes simply boring and tasteless. Light pink and white wines will hold a couple of days, but if stored properly.

Rich tannin red wine is still suitable for consumption within three days from the date you opened the bottle. The longest living Fortified and Sweet wines. They stretched without any problems two weeks, and even longer if a responsible approach to the process of the beverage storage.

Storage conditions

Heat, light and oxygen - the main enemies of wine. Once the meal is over, remove the wine from a warm room in the fridge - in terms of an average apartment is the best option.

Keep an open bottle should strictly upright. If you put it horizontally, the contact area of ​​the wine with air is increased, and the taste of the beverage to be suffered substantial damage.

It is better to put the wine on the shelf, not in the door. It is opened and closed, so that the temperature becomes higher, and the guilt of these differences only hurt.

It will be very nice if the refrigerator has no food with a strong smell, which can affect the flavor of the beverage.

The idea is that from the harmful effects of light wine, to some extent protected by a dark glass bottle. However, if you leave a drink on a half-day in the sun, the light will still do their dirty deed and taste of the drink does not change for the better. As is the case with the heat comes to the rescue refrigerator, there is blame to be happy and comfortable.

Oxygen at first pretends to be pious, revealing the taste of wine, but then reveals his true colors. Even a good drink in the open bottle will sooner or later lose its character. Yield - reliably protect wine from contact with oxygen. If you decide to close a bottle of her own jam, replace the cap with the same side that was originally turned to wine.

You can also use metal or glass stoppers. There are even instances that are able to pump the air out of the bottle, thereby hindering the process of oxidation.

On plugging the bottle neck cloths to experiment do not recommend - this idea makes no sense. Pity the wine, it did not do you no harm. There are much more convenient and reliable option - SimpleWine'dom - accessory that will keep the taste and aroma of the wine.

You pull it out of the package and pulled over the neck of the bottle. All the enemy will not pass. Now wine is securely protected from the damaging effects of oxygen. Very comfortable, by the way, if you take an opened bottle with you - in contrast to the tubes, which is sometimes difficult to drive in place, SimpleWine'dom not allow spilled drink.

Wine, closed by a SimpleWine'dom, you can safely put in the refrigerator, even with the most fragrant food.

The product is produced in limited edition, so hurry. SimpleWine'dom can get a gift with any purchase in Moscow SimpleWine wine bars from 13 to 20 February.

What to do with the remains of wine

And finally, a few tips on the case, if the wine was so-so and translate it SimpleWine'dom not want to.

Most uninteresting drink becomes suitable for use in the form of mulled wine. Pour the wine into a pan with a thick bottom, add the orange, cut into segments (straight from the peel, so thoroughly wash the fruit), cinnamon stick and clove bud 5-6. You can put a little sugar or honey. Heat, without boiling, hot drink.

With wine very nice stew meat and poultry, it is excellent as a marinade or a basis for sauces, good with it even desserts - such as jelly with fruit. There are two ways of development of events: you can keep the bottle in the fridge, but then you have to use its contents in a rather short period of time, we talked about above.

If, however, you realize that short shrift to the wine fails, freeze it. Takes the form of packs or ice, pour a drink and to send it in the freezer. As required gets a couple of wine cubes and add to the dish being prepared. And the product is wasted, and the food becomes tastier.

Do you have your wine storage or use of the secrets of its residues? Share them in the comments.