How long do red and white wine last once opened?

I know some else asked about red wine but she only got a bollocking over putting in the fridge.





Leftover wine?!! I hear you cry well it's just me who opened it for cooking and a liiiiiiiiiittle glass with dinner.|||We have no left over wine in my house - especially red!


But you can preserve it very well with a Vac-U-Vin device available from Tesco or similar outlets. It's a system of a rubber bung with a slit in the top and a hand operated pump that sucks the air out to keep the wine fresh.


From personal experience, it works very well indeed.


You could also freeze leftover wine to use in stews/soups etc. Ice cube bags or trays......|||Should've picked twiceborne's answer to this question. Shame there's so many 'stupid' results.

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|||I left some wine for a few weeks and it tasted a lttle bit like vinegar but it still got me pi##ed|||not long in our house|||If you just want a glass with dinner and for cooking, you might want to consider boxed wine. I know that boxed wine has a reputation for being a bit trashy, but it will stay good in the fridge for up to a month. It's shelf life is only a few years, though, unlike bottled wine.|||i have left white wine for a couple of weeks in the fridge and drank it and i didnt die or anything, dont now about red|||I usually recork, drink within 24hrs. Goes stale.|||In my case, for just as long as I need it to be, say 30 seconds.|||I asked my friend (who is a sommelier) and he said at the very maximum 3 days (refridgerated for white, room temp but cork in for red)|||Put the cork back in and leave it in the fridge. Don't know how long you can keep it as I've never kept one for more than three days.|||RED--1 to 3 days (2 days being average), depending on the wine.





WHITE--It really depends on the wine. Some can last quite a while in the refridgerator, sometimes a week or two. Others will go bad more quickly.





Wines with a higher sulfite content will be on the higher end of the range because sulfites prevent oxidation, whereas unsulfited reds (esp. organic wines) can go bad in a matter of hours. Acidity can also play into this; acidic wines (pH 4.3 or less, Italian reds are often very acidic) tend to last a little longer.|||until the bottle is empty;normally within 2 hours!|||Three days is usually long enough. Just smell it and you'll know if you can drink it or not.|||White in a fridge probably two days. Red wine I would say out of the fridge about four days. Obviously keep it airtight and away from heat and direct sunlight.|||It usually lasts for 3 days until it turns to vinegar. Just make sure it is sealed tight.|||Dunno, never lasted more than an hour.|||mines never in the fridge long enough to chill|||20 MINUTES|||I day for most white two for most reds if you remove the oxygen contact ( noble gas spray, vacu vin, smaller decanter with stopper) then you can extend the time|||about 3.5 minutes at our house!!