Question about letting wine sit

**91mini** · December 22nd, 2006, 06:30 PM

I bought 2 bottles of wine for my wife for Christmas. One was a good $75 bottle of Icewine and one was a $16.00 Merlot that I thought looked nice. My question is, does a cheaper wines "break down" or "go bad"? That's the best way I know how to put it. The reason I ask is because I got an idea from the radio to buy a couple of bottles of wine and to label them with milestones in your life i.e. first child or 10th anniversary. So that's what I did and they won't be consumed for 2-6 years. Did I screw up? Will the wines go bad?

**Anthony** · December 22nd, 2006, 07:13 PM

Just a word of warning...once you open the ice wine it will only last 3-5 days.

**91mini** · December 22nd, 2006, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by anthony6377

Just a word of warning...once you open the ice wine it will only last 3-5 days.

That shouldn't be a problem. I plan on keeping it for a while but once it's opened we're gonna take care of it.

**Coach Leslie Miles** · January 2nd, 2007, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 91mini

I bought 2 bottles of wine for my wife for Christmas. One was a good $75 bottle of Icewine and one was a $16.00 Merlot that I thought looked nice. My question is, does a cheaper wines "break down" or "go bad"? That's the best way I know how to put it. The reason I ask is because I got an idea from the radio to buy a couple of bottles of wine and to label them with milestones in your life i.e. first child or 10th anniversary. So that's what I did and they won't be consumed for 2-6 years. Did I screw up? Will the wines go bad?

What specific wines did you buy?

**91mini** · January 3rd, 2007, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Coach Schembechler

What specific wines did you buy?

A Francis Coppola Diamond collection blue label Merlot 2004
and
a Inniskillin Reisling Icewine 2002

**Coach Leslie Miles** · January 4th, 2007, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by 91mini

A Francis Coppola Diamond collection blue label Merlot 2004
and
a Inniskillin Reisling Icewine 2002

I good indicator when a wine is past prime is there will be a brownish tint around the edges of a poured glass. It might still taste acceptable and is still okay to drink as long as you like it.

the Merlot you bought can be stored for years. You could drink that 2004 from now through 2010.

The Riesling is going to best drank sooner than later. I would say no later than 2008. With both, store out of direct sunlight and heat.

**91mini** · January 4th, 2007, 08:31 PM

Thanks for the advise man.

**DrEvyl666** · January 5th, 2007, 01:38 AM

A good general rule is that you should drink whites within a year, reds you can usually hang on to for 3-4 years without any problem at all, usually longer. Usually has nothing to do with the price of the bottle.

**91mini** · January 8th, 2007, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Saddam Hussein

A good general rule is that you should drink whites within a year, reds you can usually hang on to for 3-4 years without any problem at all, usually longer. Usually has nothing to do with the price of the bottle.

I'm glad you are here. You seem to be fairly knowledgeable about wines.

**Snuffalofogus** · January 17th, 2007, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by The Juggernaut

A good general rule is that you should drink whites within a year, reds you can usually hang on to for 3-4 years without any problem at all, usually longer. Usually has nothing to do with the price of the bottle.

I have a bottle of Chardonney I bought in Italy when I was 16 sitting in my room.

Guess it's no good now