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Staying power

Wines from the Cellar

All too often, your best bottles get stuck in wine cellar purgatory as you await the right moment to open them. Coravin’s ingenious solution allows you to taste a glass without pulling the cork. It inserts a needle through the cork, allowing you to pour as much as you like. The stolen wine is replaced with argon gas, which preserves the remaining wine for a week or longer. Coravin’s most affordable option is the Model One. It looks like a piece of medical gear, has Ikea-like instructions and requires a bit of practice. But it works well, and for rare and valuable old wines, it’s worth the price.

Young White Wines

For dry, highly acidic white wines fermented in stainless steel, try the half-bottle trick. Start with a clean, empty 375-ml bottle. As soon as you open a 750-ml bottle, fill up the empty container and seal it. The wine in the smaller bottle will keep fresh for up to three days. A vacuum pump is also an option: It removes the air, but does not replace it with a neutral gas. Use it on your oaky, rich white wines, and it will modestly improve their staying power for a couple of days.

Sparkling Wines and Rosés

Due to their effervescence and acidity, sparkling wines have surprising staying power. A simple metal Champagne stopper will keep your wine fresh for several days. Generally unencumbered by heavy tannins, high alcohol levels or extensive barrel aging, rosés are young, fresh wines with a shelf life of 2–3 days once opened. For either, put the stopper, cork or screw cap on the bottle immediately after pouring, keep it in the fridge and drink in the next day or two.