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Wine...

nana59 — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:30:08 GMT

How do you store an opened bottle of wine used for cooking...not "cooking" wine bought at grocery store....and how long can you keep an opened bottle?

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proudlyfromNJ — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:34:58 GMT

Store in the fridge. It won't last months if that's what you are asking. My store has little individual bottles you can buy.

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NicksmomESQ — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:52:37 GMT

If it’s not cooking wine it won’t last long.It will turn to vinegar within a couple of weeks.

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nana59 — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:58:08 GMT

I just read that you can freeze wine in muffin tins! Sounds like a plan!

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Fiero Woman — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 16:09:28 GMT

Freezing wine is strange. Put a good cork/stopper in the wine and lay it on its side in te fridge. After one month, discard.

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software — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 16:20:06 GMT

I drink it

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Carmie — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 18:02:07 GMT

I occasionally drink Snapple in the glass bottles. I always save the bottles and reuse them for everything. I pour leftover wine in them and store in the fridge. Many times, the wine fills the whole bottle and there is little air in there that causes the wine to go bad.

i also use these bottles to refill with water, soft drinks, tea, whatever I need to pack to go.

Do not reuse plastic bottles. Only the glass ones can be cleaned and reused.

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deepwaterdotter — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 18:54:27 GMT

I use a gadget called an Air Cork. It's a tube with a balloon on one end, and an inflater on the other end. I put the uninflated balloon in the bottle of wine and pump air through the tube to inflate the balloon. The balloon inflates to fill the area above the wine. So far, it has effectively kept the wine tasty for about 2 months at the longest. I bought it on Amazon for around $25. The instructions state that the balloons are reusable about 80 times, and replacement balloons are $4.

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Mary Bailey — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 20:24:17 GMT

I cork the wine I use for cooking and keep it in the dining room, on my wine station. I've kept it for months without it ever going bad.

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kaydee50 — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 20:39:47 GMT

An open bottle of wine would not last long with me!

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mustang66lady — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 21:46:45 GMT

@kaydee50 wrote:
An open bottle of wine would not last long with me!

@kaydee50

LOL! I agree with you!

@nana59

I have heard the same as you-that wine can be frozen for use later in cooking-I believe I heard it on an episode of The Kitchen. I don't remember how long they said the frozen wine would last though. You could freeze in muffins tins or ice cube trays. I doubt they get real hard unless the alcohol content is lower so be careful when you "pop" them out or you may end up with a colorful outfit if your wine ice is made with red wine! I think I would freeze in the ice cube tray and just leave the cubes in the tray until I want to use them. After freezing I would put the tray in a ziplock or lock n lock so the cubes don't pick up flavors.

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nana59 — Fri, 13 Apr 2018 22:37:55 GMT

@mustang66lady wrote:
@kaydee50 wrote:
An open bottle of wine would not last long with me!

@kaydee50
LOL! I agree with you!

@nana59
I have heard the same as you-that wine can be frozen for use later in cooking-I believe I heard it on an episode of The Kitchen. I don't remember how long they said the frozen wine would last though. You could freeze in muffins tins or ice cube trays. I doubt they get real hard unless the alcohol content is lower so be careful when you "pop" them out or you may end up with a colorful outfit if your wine ice is made with red wine! I think I would freeze in the ice cube tray and just leave the cubes in the tray until I want to use them. After freezing I would put the tray in a ziplock or lock n lock so the cubes don't pick up flavors.

yes....article said it could take 24 hours before they freeze! thanks for the advice!!

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candys mine — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 00:33:21 GMT

I used to use Vacu-vin system. rubber stoppers with slit in the top to alllow you to suck the air out of the bottle. Worked well but I don't cook with wine all that much so I have graduated to the wine in a box. I've had some open for well over a month and it is still good for drinking. Bettter than consistantly letting half a bottle go to waste. Freezing wine... Whoda thunk it?

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Bridgegal — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 19:29:15 GMT

I'm sorry, I can't help. It never lasts long enough here to worry about storing it.

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Nadine O — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 20:33:06 GMT

I put my leftover wine into ice cube trays and freeezing is easy. I usually never thaw it out either. I just throw a wine cube in.