2020-03-01 Woolworths Taste

TABLE TALK

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PROADVICE:

HOWTOSTORE
LEFTOVERWINE

Ifforsomecrazyreasonyou
haveahalfbottletosavefor
tomorrownight,herearethree
pointstoremember

OXYGENISTHE
FRENEMYSomeshort-
termoxygenexposure
doesenhancewinewhen
youdecantit orswirlthe
glasstoreleasearoma
andflavour,butextended
exposurewillruinit.

QUANTITYMATTERS
If youhavehalfa bottle
ofwineleft,theother
halfofthebottlecontains
oxygen.Savethewineby
pouringit intoa smaller
bottle(halfbottlesthat
sealwitha corkareagood
idea)ora smallwineflask
thatsealstightly.

REFRIGERATEWhether
you’vetransferredthe
winetoasmaller vessel
ornot,alwaysputit inthe
fridge,whichwillslow
downtheeffectsofthe
oxygenexposureand
keepyourwinedrinkable.

Corked?

Fact:ifthewine

you’vejustopened

hasa screwcapor

syntheticcork,it can’t

becorked.Acorked

wineisonethatwas

sealedwithanatural

corkthathastainted

thewineasaresultof

fungi thatcreate

achemicalcompound

calledTCA,which

ruinsthewine.

Ifawinesmellslike

wetdogormouldy

newspaperandthere’s

nohintoffruit,have

amomentofsilence

andmoveonto

anotherbottle.