I just realized I have an unopened bottle of champagne in the back of our fridge that was given to us on our wedding (this past June 18th)... How long is this good for? I was thinking about how nice it would be to save for our 1 year wedding anniversary, but would it last that long? Is it even good now?
HAHAHA MICHELLE!!!!!! ;)
Yeah, I'm surprised it's still in there too, but I don't drink it that often because it gives me hives, LOL! Won't stop me though...
Wait you have unused alcohol. LOL. It would never last that long in my house. That being said as long as the cork doesn't dry out you should be good. Store that baby on it's side and drink up.
Dear R.-
In the interest of your health...I recommend that you ship the bottle to me...because I like ya, I am willing to take the 'bullet' and spare you any potential side effects...
That's just the kind of person I am!
;)
michele/cat
**cheers**
This is from ChampagneMagic.com:
How long does Champagne keep?
In ideal cellar conditions (around 50F), some fine Champagnes will keep for twenty or thirty years or more. However, it is not as long lived as Burgundy or Bordeaux.
If you do not have the luxury of a cellar, however, the best place to store it is somewhere in the dark that has a constant temperature, as cool as possible. Then your timescale for keeping is very limited. The Champenois say that you should not keep Champagne for longer that it was cellared originally, so that means from two years for a non-vintage, and from three years for a vintage. You may be lucky and not suffer from deterioration if you keep your Champagne outside a cellar for longer periods, but frankly, the better houses' Champagnes are well aged when you buy them, so why not drink up straight away?
In other words, you should be good to go on your anniversary!
Cheers!
How long is (un opened) champagne good for?
Roughly 200 years.
Possibly longer but it's the oldest they've found so far.
They found some in a ship wreck a little while ago and it was still good.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/17/world/main###-#...
I think your bottle will be fine for when ever you want to use it as long as you keep it in a relatively cool dark place - New Years, 1st (or even 5th) Anniversary, etc.
It's good until you open it.
Only one way to find out!
(It would never last one WEEK in my fridge, too many things to celebrate!)
I've read to lay it on it's side to keep the cork moist (there's that word!), provided it has a cork.
Enjoy, cheers!
:)
Based on a really bad bottle - totally flat and fermented) I just opened, about 12-18 months. But it was a cheap brand ($20 bottle at most).
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