Wine Notes
Q. I was wondering what you two thought was the best way to keep opened wine fresh for more than 24 hours?
A. This is one of our most-asked questions. The trick is to keep air away from the wine and there are many ways to do that. One of the simplest (and cheapest) is simply to pour a half-empty bottle of wine into a cleaned, smaller bottle and put a cork in it. Some places sell gas that you pump into the bottle. Personally, we use the good old Vacu Vin, which is inexpensive and can be used for years. If you plan to keep the wine around for more than a day, pump it again every day. We keep opened whites in the refrigerator and reds in a cool place, though we know some people keep reds in the fridge, too. (The Vacu Vin is widely available at wine stores and at Web sites such as amazon.com.)
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