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Al HooKoo
Las Vegas, NV
Barrel Filler
Posts:1351
 | | 05/11/2004 10:19 PM |
| I was told by a winen store owner for temporary storage to,
"get rid of my rubber cork & manual air remover pump and buy 'gas.'"
When my wife and I open a bottle of wine and we don't finish it,
I use the rubber cork and air pump and put the bottle back in the cellar.
The next day we pull the cork and finish the wine.
Does anybody recommend the 'gas' method?
Thanks in advance. | | | |
| ormbee
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2397
| | Rothko
Palm Beach
Wine Thief
Posts:2870
| | 05/11/2004 11:40 PM |
| | I do the half-bottle thing: pour the wine into a 1/2 bottle so that there is less exposure to air. | | | |
| wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12211
| | 05/11/2004 11:45 PM |
| | From what I understand an Argon gas storage system is supposedly the best method for storing leftover wine. But I have to admit I don't know that much about one of these systems. | |
Joe
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Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
| ChangeMe
Barrel Filler
Posts:1475
| | 05/12/2004 8:36 PM |
| Gas systems work by pumping inert (i.e. won't interact chemically) gas into a bottle and sealing it. The gas has to be heavier than air so that it settles next to the surface of the wine. This also works for EVOO or anything else you'd like to extend the shelf-life of.
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| davidandrose
Aurora, CO
Grape Puncher
Posts:939
| | 05/15/2004 2:02 AM |
| | While I enjoyed reading the treatise on the link Ormbee has in his reply, I've successfullyt used argon for years. I will however try freezing just for grins at the next oppty. | | | |
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