Jose wrote on Wed, 11 Jan 2006 19:45:25 GMT:

??>> Probably because a large bottle, used at the rate of a
??>> glass a day, will spoil WAY faster than the same wine in a
??>> box.

J> Decant that large bottle into splits. Label them.

J> Jose

IMHO, it's simply not worth the trouble to rebottle and seal.
Wine suitable for informal meals is readily available in boxes
from Australia and California and it does keep quite well.

James Silverton.