"Tanya" > wrote in message
om...
> Hello,
> If this is a dumb question, please forgive me, I am an amateur. My
friend,
> who drinks wine all the time, says once you open a bottle of wine you have
> to drink it immediately or it will go flat and lose it's flavor. I've had
> opened bottles of wine for weeks and can't taste the difference. Is what
> she is saying true?
> Thanks!
>
>
Wine does deteriorate with exposure to oxygen, and heat will accelerate the
reaction. A vacuum pump can improve an opened wine's lifespan. So can
stoppering it and putting it in the fridge (red wines too - just leave it
out just prior to serving). (If there's half a bottle left, it can be good
to pour it into a half-bottle first, to reduce the amount of oxygen).
Freezing opened wine actually works too - just let it thaw at room
temperature.

Non-vintage fortifieds, like Tawny Port or Australian Muscat or Tokay, can
last a lot longer after opening - perhaps six months.

Kieran