Keep the remainder of your bottle as cold as possible
You may not finish the full bottle of wine at once, whether you're drinking or cooking with it. Sure, a wine stopper might keep your wine fresh(ish) until you're ready to drink it, but what if you don't have one? It turns out that there is a right method to open a bottle of wine. Here's everything you need to know.
How long does a bottle of wine last once opened?
If a bottle of wine is properly preserved once it has been opened, it should be palatable for another two to five days, depending on the type of wine. Sparkling wine is unique in that, while it will most certainly be flat by the next day, it can keep fresh enough to enjoy for up to three days if properly corked.
How to Serve Wine
Let's begin with what not to do. If you intend to consume the leftover wine, don't leave the bottle open. Even if you discarded the cork and don't have a wine stopper, covering the top of the bottle with cling film or foil and sealing it with a rubber band is preferable to nothing.
And now for how to properly recork wine:
Examine the cork
Examine the cork carefully before attempting to recork your wine. Is it harmed? Are there any missing pieces? Is it collapsing? Is there a hole in the cork that runs all the way through it from when it was opened?
If any of these statements are true, you should not try to reuse the cork—unless the damage is quite minor, in which case you might be able to get away with wrapping it in wax paper. (More on this in a moment.)
Replace the wine-covered side
If your cork is still intact, avoid the desire to put the "clean" side into the bottle of wine: that's the side that's been exposed to who knows what. You should place the wine-stained end of the cork into the bottle.
Place the bottle on a stable, firm surface, then angle the cork so that the wine-stained end is in the bottle and the clean end is resting on the lip. Press pressure on the cork while twisting it until it is roughly halfway into the bottle.
Make use of wax paper
Even if you still have the original cork, it has most likely swelled since you pulled it from the bottle, making it more difficult to replace. With a little wax paper, you can get around this and assist guarantee that the cork stays together.
Cut a piece of wax paper the same length as the cork and broad enough to wrap once around it (but no more). Place one end of the cork in the center of the wax paper.
Place the bottle on a stable, strong surface and insert the cork's covered end. Gently rock it down until the cork is roughly halfway into the bottle—don't twist it or the wax paper will wrinkle and split.
Place the bottle in the refrigerator
There are a few more things you may do once the bottle of wine has been corked to keep it from oxidizing too soon. To begin, keep the bottle upright to reduce the surface area of wine exposed to air. Also, lower temperatures can slow down the oxidation process, so store the opened bottle of wine in the fridge—yes, even if it's red.
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