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How long can you keep Champagne for???

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  • 09-01-2010 4:56pm
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    del 1
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    Have a bottle of Mallard Premier Cru a few years & I was wondering how long can you keep it? & does champagne go off?

    I have it stored in a fridge on its side.
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    the beer revolu
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    It doesn't go off as such but may loose some of its subtle flavours.
    Some Champagne (generally, vintage Champagne) matures well over many years.

    It certainly won't do you any harm.
    Enjoy it!;)


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    corkage
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    Take it out of the fridge, as storing any wine in the fridge is not a good idea, as it will loose flavour.Keep it in a cool area, away frrom light and strong smells, and when you feel like drinking it, chill it for about 20 mins in the fridge.


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    the beer revolu
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    corkage wrote: »
    Take it out of the fridge, as storing any wine in the fridge is not a good idea, as it will loose flavour.Keep it in a cool area, away frrom light and strong smells, and when you feel like drinking it, chill it for about 20 mins in the fridge.

    I agree about not keeping wine in the fridge but 20 mins will do almost nothing towards chilling a bottle of Champagne. It takes at least 2 hours to chill a bottle in the fridge to a temperature that most people like to drink Champagne at.
    Even 20 min in the freezer wouldn't do so much.


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    rubadub
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    the beer revolu wrote: »
    but 20 mins will do almost nothing towards chilling a bottle of Champagne.
    Yes, glass is a pretty good insulator and the glass on champagne bottles is usually quite thick to handle the pressure. Thin walled aluminium cans allow the liquid inside to chill faster, and I would not even leave cans of beer in the fridge for a mere 20mins.


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    gizmo555
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    corkage wrote: »
    Take it out of the fridge, as storing any wine in the fridge is not a good idea, as it will loose flavour.

    :confused: Why? How can it lose flavour if the bottle is properly sealed?


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    the beer revolu
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    gizmo555 wrote: »
    :confused: Why? How can it lose flavour if the bottle is properly sealed?


    Storage temperature has a big affect on wine - shouldn't be too hot or too cold.


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    gizmo555
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    the beer revolu wrote: »
    Storage temperature has a big affect on wine - shouldn't be too hot or too cold.

    A fridge, at about 5 degrees C, is not too cold to store wine. It is too cold a temperature to drink white wine at, as overchilling wine will reduce its flavour, but all you need to do is take it out half an hour or so before drinking. (Actually, it can be a handy thing if you're serving lower quality white wine to serve it pretty cold - it masks it's flaws. The same rationale explains the trend for serving some draught beers very cold, such as Budweiser Ice Cold - it suits people who don't actually like the taste of beer very much!)

    For long term storage, wines age slower at lower temperatures, but who keeps wine in their fridge for years?


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