sko

不過擺還擺，要知道存放紅酒其實亦都係有期限嘅，而且儲藏地方亦有 requirement（最少溫度唔可以太 extreme）。放得太耐嘅話最後支酒只能夠用來當醋去煮餸。

01年果支，我會建議你搵個機會飲咗佢。但如果支酒係用水 ...
Lik 發表於 2010-1-6 23:21

he said they were kept in the basement, so hopefully they were not situated in an overheated location with direct uv/lights.

white and bubbles should be kept in the fridge (not too cold though) or somewhere cool.

were the bottles stored on their sides or in upright positions? storing them on their bellies would hopefully prevent the corks from turning brittle and dry because the wine would kept in good contact with the corks to keep them moist. (of course, only for bottles with the 'real' corks)  

yet, some people say that it wouldn't really matter: upright or sideway, for there might be sufficient humidity in the bottle anyway. but, it doesn't hurt to store them on the side regardless.

sko

drink it drink it drink it; don't open a bottle unless you can finish the whole bottle within the night... (unless you like to drink vinegar) or like others said, cook it. how about julia child's boeuf bourguignon?

worse comes to worse.. if you really did open it and cannot finish it.. store it in the fridge and it might last a bit longer (perhaps a day or two more...). before serving, let it warm to room temp again of course (except for maybe... beaujolais.. then a bit cooler will do, too)