Silver and Gold Magazine Fall 2019 | Page 19

OPENED WINE BOTTLE S ometimes you may just enjoy a glass or two of wine with a beautiful meal or a beautiful friend… Then what do you do with the rest of it? How long can you keep an opened bottle of wine? The easy answer is, depends on what you’re planning on doing with it! Once opened, oxygen is wine’s worst enemy – especially to fruity and fresh flavours. Two to three days is the maximum recommended time for most wines, in order for it to still remain pleasantly drinkable. Keep in mind that even if its taste is not at its optimum, it won’t do you any harm – you could still use it for cooking. Putting the opened bottle of wine in the fridge can slightly slow down the oxidation reaction, but remember that oxygen is actually more soluble in cold wine. One handy solution may be to decant the wine into a smaller bottle in order to reduce the airspace in the bottle. If you opened an 8 year old bottle to enjoy, either finish it off or throw it out. These older wines can spoil within a few hours.• ✦ One kit = 30 bottles: ready in 4 to 6 weeks! ✦ High-Quality wine at a fraction of wine-store prices “Wine. Because it’s not good to keep things bottled up.” Used cork crafts! image: greenthumbwhiteapron.com image: magpieandfox.blogspot.com Check the winexpertburlington.ca website for dozens of “DYI” crafts you can do using old or new wine corks! Always have your own wine at hand for enjoying, entertaining, & gift-giving! ✦ Over 40+ varieties ✦ Voted #1 in Burlington! GREAT WINE is yours FOR THE MAKING! 905.632.9494 3300 Fairview Street, Burlington (Across from Party City, in the Sleep Country plaza) www.winexpertburlington.ca Silver & Gold Magazine ~ AUTUMN 2019 19