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Ed Pawlowski

On 11/4/2017 12:15 PM, wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 10:36:08 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 11/4/2017 7:03 AM, wrote:
>>> On Wed, 1 Nov 2017 21:18:53 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Once opened, I prefer to refrigerate, but you can leave it out. The
>>>> problem though is oxidation once the wine is exposed to the air.
>>>
>>> Cool (so to speak). So I can take home a white wine which has been
>>> refrigerated in a supermarket, open it, and leave it at room
>>> temperature for a couple of weeks before drinking?
>>>
>>> This seems excessively cautious, but I like to take care.
>>>
>>
>> In a couple of weeks you will see changes. I'd plan no more than a
>> week. A purist would tell you a day or so. If you have the space,
>> refrigeration would be better.
>
> Unopened, surely a white wine at room temperature would be viable for
> many weeks / months, Once opened and unrefrigerated, a bottle of white
> wine would be perfectly safe to drink for one week. Right?
>
> That's pretty much what I do now. I don't have sufficient sensitivity
> to detect whether the wine is okay or slightly off. I am not what is
> known as an "oenophile".
>

It will be safe for a couple of months. Taste is another factor though.