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Posted on 04/21/2005 6:44:57 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
I currently keep it corked in the fridge...are you saying that the taste would keep better if I kept it at room temp in a cupboard?
It might be. I usually store whites in the fridge and reds at room temp. But really, when it takes a week to drink the bottle, you can't do too much about the last day or two.
Keep it sealed as tightly as possible, and recork it as soon as you pour a glass each night.
Ok! I'll give it a try next time...just recorking and putting it in the cupboard.
You can see how I could benefit from a smaller bottle, though...huh?
Maybe you could try finding a wholesaler for some of those little bottles like they serve on planes. It would probably up your costs though...I've never seen them for sale.
I just found them on a website...187ml bottles. That's close! 150ml would be better...
I guess I'd need green bottles, though...maybe it keeps better in green bottles?
I'm not sure you have to have the green bottles. Just a simple google I found that it's mostly tradition because glass used to always be green. But other websites say that the UV rays would harm the wine. But that same website asks "why are you storing your wine in the sun?"
JenB: Who was Ernest T. Bass?
Well? Are you gonna tell me or do I have to go look it up myself?
Exactly! I imagine I'd keep mine in the cupboard. The kit I want to get makes 23 liters.
Wonder how many little bottles that is...23000ml divided by 187ml...
That's 123 little bottles! Four months worth!
Character actor, voice artist (you've heard his voice), director.
"Ernest T. Bass" was a recurring role he had on the old Andy Griffith show.
Paul took a Wine class at Cornell last semester, and has become much more knowledgable about varieties, etc. He's brought home some good ones! We had a German Reisling the other night that was almost too sweet for me! He's got another one from Alsace that we're going to try.
mmmmm....Shiraz...
Lay the bottle on it's side, 2J, to keep the cork damp. The biggest problem is that when you uncork it, the oxygen gets in and causes the wine to degrade. They actually make a device that inserts an inert gas into the bottle to displace any oxygen, so that when you re-cork it, there's no oxygen to degrade the wine and it lasts longer. Cool, huh?
Mmm.... Shiraz...
I like dry wines! Shiraz is my favorite red, Sauv Blanc is my favorite white. Reislings are almost always too sweet for me, Merlots are too oaky... I haven't really had red zins but I don't like white ones at all.
Dang! I didn't even know who Ernest T. Bass was! I guess I didn't watch Andy Griffith enough.
It was mighty nice.
One of the posts on that thread mentioned that Frank Gorshin had died last week. Dang!
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