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.

On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 12:46:04 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>> 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.

It would be taste safe (not turning to vinegar) once opened for at
least a week ... right? As you can tell, I'm a wine newbie trying to
understand some basics.

On 2017-11-04, > wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 12:46:04 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>> 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.
>
> It would be taste safe (not turning to vinegar) once opened for at
> least a week ... right? As you can tell, I'm a wine newbie trying to
> understand some basics.

In my experience you should be ok for a week yeah.

On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 12:46:04 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 11/4/2017 12:15 PM, wrote:
>> On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 10:36:08 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>> 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.

The taste will change for the worse after a few days.

On 2017-11-04 12:42 PM, notbob wrote:
> On 2017-11-04, Ben Oliver > wrote:
>
>> Same - my favourite wine will always be one that you can drink at the
>> table every day, over what is essentially liquid gold.
>
> Last I heard, mark-up of a bottle of wine was somewhere around 300%.
> Single glass, more.

That depends a lot on where you live. Around here you can get bottle of
wine in a restaurant for $30 or more, and a glass will run you about 7.
Towns to the north of us charge $2-3 per glass more, and if we go to
Toronto it is usually at least $12 for a glass of wine. The $7 for a
glass of wine for a bottle that sells for $16 works out a little more
than than 200%. When they charge $12 for a glass it is quite bit more
than $300.


FWIW... I just got back from wine tasting at the winery that is
supplying the wine for this year's art festival. We are trying to keep
the price down to $5, mainly to avoid issues with making change, but
also to keep the price point low enough to sell. We get 1/3 off the
wine, so we can do about 150% markup.

On 11/4/2017 1:35 PM, wrote:
> On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 12:46:04 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>>> 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.
>
> It would be taste safe (not turning to vinegar) once opened for at
> least a week ... right? As you can tell, I'm a wine newbie trying to
> understand some basics.
>
How about this? Since you're buying it chilled, once you open it how
about store it in the refrigerator? Or don't you own one?

Jill

On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 17:20:18 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 11/4/2017 1:35 PM, wrote:
>> On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 12:46:04 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>
>>>> 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.
>>
>> It would be taste safe (not turning to vinegar) once opened for at
>> least a week ... right? As you can tell, I'm a wine newbie trying to
>> understand some basics.
>>
>How about this? Since you're buying it chilled, once you open it how
>about store it in the refrigerator? Or don't you own one?
>
>Jill

If I buy several bottles, there may not be enough room in the fridge.

Okay, so I can keep an opened bottle of previously chilled white wine
at room temperature for a week. That's the answer I was looking for.

On Sun, 05 Nov 2017 16:28:08 +0000, wrote:

>On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 17:20:18 -0400, jmcquown >
>wrote:
>
>>On 11/4/2017 1:35 PM, wrote:
>>> On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 12:46:04 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> It would be taste safe (not turning to vinegar) once opened for at
>>> least a week ... right? As you can tell, I'm a wine newbie trying to
>>> understand some basics.
>>>
>>How about this? Since you're buying it chilled, once you open it how
>>about store it in the refrigerator? Or don't you own one?
>>
>>Jill
>
>If I buy several bottles, there may not be enough room in the fridge.
>
>Okay, so I can keep an opened bottle of previously chilled white wine
>at room temperature for a week. That's the answer I was looking for.

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On 11/5/2017 11:32 AM, wrote:
> On Sun, 05 Nov 2017 16:28:08 +0000, wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 17:20:18 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/4/2017 1:35 PM, wrote:
>>>> On Sat, 4 Nov 2017 12:46:04 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> It would be taste safe (not turning to vinegar) once opened for at
>>>> least a week ... right? As you can tell, I'm a wine newbie trying to
>>>> understand some basics.
>>>>
>>> How about this? Since you're buying it chilled, once you open it how
>>> about store it in the refrigerator? Or don't you own one?
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> If I buy several bottles, there may not be enough room in the fridge.
>>
>> Okay, so I can keep an opened bottle of previously chilled white wine
>> at room temperature for a week. That's the answer I was looking for.
>
> You need this:
> https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Chef-MC...ler+countertop
>

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