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Red Wine Newbie The problem with recommendations is that they reflect the taste of those giving the recommendations, not yours. Instead of relying on others, what I recommend is that you attend as many organized wine tastings as possible. That will give you the opportunity to taste many wines, of as many different styles as possible. In that way, you can find what *you* like. It depends entirely on the wine, and on the vintage. On the one extreme are wines like Beaujolais Nouveau, which start going downlhill in a month or so. At the other extreme are wines like first growth Bordeaux, which, in a good vintage, can last (and improve) for many years. Also the conditions under which the wine is stored greatly affect how long it lasts. Drink it, of course! ;-) If you have leftover wine, storing it in the refrigerator will retard its deteriorating. But of course before drinking the rest, take a red out of the refrigerator early enough for it to return to room temperature. How long you can keep an open bottle depends on many things, but in most cases a day, or even two, is not too harmful. Few wines will last much longer than that without significantly noticeable deterioration. Since my wife and I normally finish a bottle between us, what to do with the remains of an opened bottle is seldom a problem here. -- Ken Blake Please reply to the newsgroup
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