How I Save an OPEN BOTTLE of Wine so it Stays Fresh FOREVER
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- Опубліковано 13 лип 2024
- How to preserve an open bottle of wine at home? Is it possible to preserve an open wine forever? My name is Garry, I´m a WSET qualified sommelier and in this video I´m going to tell you all the secrets of preserving wine once opened at home.
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0:00 - Let´s go!
0:12 - Why does wine go off once opened the bottle?
2:38 - How to preserve an opened bottle of wine for 1-2 days
4:15 - How to preserve an opened bottle of wine for 5-7 days
5:45 - How to preserve an opened bottle of wine for up to a month
7:12 - How to preserve an opened bottle of wine for FOREVER
7:51 - Which method should I use to preserve wine at home?
Here’s a tip I learned from an MW that works well if you drink half of a 750ml bottle and want to save the rest. Keep an empty 375ml bottle around, pour the rest of the 750ml in it using a funnel, cork it up, and put it in the fridge. I’ve done this multiple times and it keeps the wine fresh.
Yes, also good point but sometimes you want to store wine in the original bottle)
@@GarryTheSommelier Good point. I’d rather preserve the wine than the bottle if I had to choose.
Yes, works. Empty and attractive bottles can be had by the dozen or half dozen for those off-put by otherwise uncool- looking bottles.
The inert gas works, yes. I might add: Works for use on wine OR spirits.
Nice vid, though I don't see the bit where you answer or speak about your thumbnail caption 'Fridge kills your wine'
I just wanted to make clear that putting wine in the fridge is not the best option to preserve it)
Ah ok, sorry to nitpick but you even say in the video "here are a few tricks to make the wine last longer in the fridge". I just find that the thumbnail is suggesting it's a bad idea to keep wine in the fridge, to the point it's detrimental, which I'm prepared to hear you out on and your ideas on it, but then the video suggests otherwise, so in the end I feel a little deceived by the thumbnail.
@@blurdsIt's all about getting the clicks lol.
@@KN-op3ethaha well, there is that, I gave him a chance to explain at least 🤷🏻♂️
For expensive wines: Coravin. For the cheaper, everyday wine, Repour. Not perfect, but both systems work perfectly fine.
Love this video Garry! Protecting wine is an undervalued effort
Thank you so much! Your comment is the first on the channel and I value it enormously
Great video! Love the work
Much appreciated!
The vacuum pump is a gimmick. When I used it, wines still went dull relatively fast so I made an experiment.
I wanted to know the exact difference and opened 2 bottles of the same wine, consumed the same amount each time from both of them (so no difference in liquid to air ratio in the bottle) and I corked one and vacuumed the other and stored in the fridge. I did this for maybe around a week.
The degradation of the wines was the same, no noticable difference, the vacuumed version was not even slightly better, no matter if it was after 1-2 days or 4-5.
Btw the vacuum method also lets air slowly slip back in, to prove it I pumped it till it clicked multiple times.
Then I waited half a day, and tried to pump it again (without opening ofc). I could pump it again without any clicks for 2 pulls.
And the worst thing about the vacuum which you slightly touched regarding sparkling wines and its co2: it does not only remove oxygen. It also strips away a lot aromatics which linger in the bottle.
So to me a huge disappointment.
yup
Good vid thanks! Well-structured too. I am wondering: If I put the wine into a smaller bottle such that it is fully filled up and close it, won't this also be a good option to avoid oxygen?
While pouring the wine into another bottle it contacts air inevitably, so this method won´t be a game changer. Probably will add a day or so but definitely not more than that
@@GarryTheSommelier Good point, thanks for this feedback!
Any experience using these techniques to preserve vermouth and similar products? I store 350ml bottles in the fridge, but still have trouble going through the bottle fast enough before the flavors start to change.
I think you can use the same methods with vermouth
Thanks for the video. What about the "Private Reserve" brand of inert gas cans they sell at the big box liquor stores (and online)?
Personally I haven't tried it but people say that it copes well with casual wines and everyday use.
This works quite well..because the insert gas is heavier than oxygen, the gas is what is close to the surface of the wine (in an upright bottle). can least a good week using this method.
Hi Garry
What do you think about wine boxes .
Peace
It's complicated. On the one hand, box preserves wine well from oxidation. On the other, box wines are often not very high quality. Probably I should make a video about that)
The Coravin with a needle does not prolong the life of the wine indefinitely. Multiple tests have been made and you should drink the wines with in 2-4 years depending on how much wine you replaced with argon. I have the system myself and tested it with a Dow's 1994 Vintage Port. After 3 years it was still good but lost a tad of freshness.
Any thoughts on the wine preservation system called "Private Preserve" which lays a layer of inert gas over the wine separating it from the oxygen left in the bottle?
Unfortunately I haven't tried this system, is it a popular one?
I use it quite often. My friends use it as well. I actually tried putting some bread in a ziplock and filled it with the gas, and the bread didn't get moldy for many days.
agree..works well and is cheap (one can can last for dozens of bottles). can give a good week+ of drinking window for an opened bottle with low wine degradation