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How to Preserve an Opened Bottle of Wine
By: J Todd Greeno	Page 1 of 1

Have you ever had a half-bottle of wine you wanted to save for another time, and wondered what would be the best way to hold the wine for several days?

If you are not going to drink the left-over wine, there are a number of choices that will enable you to enjoy the wine on another day:...

- Recork the bottle and keep it in a cool area

- Pour the wine into a smaller container (such as a 375 ml bottle) to reduce the amount of air, AND keep it in a cool area

- Use one of those pumps to vacuum the air out of the bottle, AND keep it in a cool area

- Use one of the "Systems" that displaces the air with an inert gas, AND keep it in a cool area

You may have noted one similar factor "keep the bottle left-over wine in a cool area"... ...and then there is the question, "How many days will the wine keep?"

There are a number of factors that affect the answer, and the two most important ones are

- Exposure of the wine to oxygen

- Temperature

I wanted to see what results could be typically expected by someone WITHOUT using a process that requires regular replenishment of expendables (notably the inert gas system).

To see the results of this test, and comments of other readers, go to this web page:

http://www.hdlenhancement.com/Main/WinePreservationTest.php

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