On Oct 8, 5:07 am, "stark" > wrote:
> I've got a bottle that's a couple of years old, maybe five. Golden
> Pagoda brand, bought at an Asia market for about Fi dolla. Does it go
> bad? Lose its flavoring?

It doesn't really go bad or lose its flavor. If it passes the smell
test it's probably fine.

> Plus . . .this is obviously an asian cooking wine. Now we're not
> supposed to use domestic cooking wines; spring for a drinking wine and
> use that. Should I be looking for a drinkable Shao Xing wine, for
> around ten dolla?

No, this is a cooking wine that doesn't have a good-drinking
counterpart. If you have a choice of brands, the higher priced one may
be better quality, but it's still for cooking only. -aem