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Let's talk about wine.
Hat:
The actual argument for rubber corks over, well, cork corks, is that if you cellar any bottle with an actual cork horizontally, any amount of liquid interacting with the cork will eventually over time, cause the cork to degrade and go into the wine.* Really if you store all your bottles standing upright or at least on a decent lean, there is no need for rubber corks, in theory.
Oh god I wrote the word 'cork' so many times I am not sure if it is a word anymore.
And yeah, while wines last a little longer than people tend to think they do once opened, they do only take a few days to go off. However most whites become unpalatable because they lose their carbonation before they actually turn.
Pro-tip: use that flat white wine that has been in your fridge since last night for cooking! It is still perfectly fine! Wines take about a week to actually go off if they're stored at the correct temperature, however like milk they tend to progressively taste worse and worse by small increments after about the 2 day mark until they are actually off and completely incapable of being drunk except by the most determined wino.
*I still recall the tragic day I had to throw out a whole bottle of Grand Marnier because some dipshit did not know this also who stores a liqueur bottle horizontally?
Bastardous Bassist:
I store some liquor horizontally. Of course, that's the only way some of it will fit into the cabinet I have set aside for it. Don't worry, though. It's all gin (and vodka) with screw-on caps.
p.s. Not all whites have carbonation.
Emaline:
--- Quote from: Jimmy the Squid on 20 Aug 2009, 07:06 ---Also screw-tops generally last longer because you can effectively close the bottle after opening it. However they are not as classy as corks.
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Thats what I've heard too. Which is great because all my favorite wines have screw caps.
And I'm buying that wine. I understand that $40 is a lot for wine. But, like Hat said, if I'm trying to impress someone.... And I am trying to impress someone. Who is about as knowledgeable about wine as myself. But hey, it is fancy wine, by a fancy rockstar, that we both fancy. So why not? You only live once, and I'd rather buy the wine and not enjoy it so much, than never buy it and wish that I had the experience.
Emaline:
Also guy, I bought some more blackberry wine and I am going to finish this bottle tonight probably and then I am buying some more for a party tomorrow. I am drinking this right now.
Also, man. wine glasses. Needed various cups for various alcohols is confusing.
loco_banana:
This isn't quite as sweet as you probably want, but it is very mild, very delicious, and very awesomely named.
It is also like $10USD a bottle. Delicious and cheap? Win.
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