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Are these wines still drinkable?

  • 29-10-2018 5:38pm
    #1
    KKkitty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭


    My partner was given a McPherson Rosé from 2004 and Old Git from 2001. They were in an old pub. They're unopened so should they be ok to drink? Thanks in advance for your help.


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  • #2
    odyssey06
    Registered Users Posts: 27,844 ✭✭✭✭odyssey06


    Impossible to say really... :(

    If they are screwcaps they should be ok.
    If they are cork it would all depend on whether they were stored correctly, and you won't know until you open it.
    If it smells ok then it should drink the same.

    "To follow knowledge like a sinking star..." (Tennyson's Ulysses)



  • #3
    KKkitty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭KKkitty


    odyssey06 wrote: »
    Impossible to say really... :(

    If they are screwcaps they should be ok.
    If they are cork it would all depend on whether they were stored correctly, and you won't know until you open it.
    If it smells ok then it should drink the same.

    The rosé is a screwcap but the other one is corked. I guess I'll know by smell or taste. Since they were in a pub I presume they were stored correctly.


  • #4
    Feisar
    Registered Users Posts: 6,597 ✭✭✭Feisar


    KKkitty wrote: »
    The rosé is a screwcap but the other one is corked. I guess I'll know by smell or taste. Since they were in a pub I presume they were stored correctly.

    Most pubs store wine incorrectly, i.e. standing up. Cork doesn't stay moist and air can get in.

    First they came for the socialists...



  • #5
    irish_goat
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 5,760 Mod ✭✭✭✭irish_goat


    It's probably not going to be great. Pubs tend to stock pretty bog standard wine (especially 14-17 years ago) and these are not meant for aging. As mentioned, it's probably been stored upright and with fluctuating temperatures but only one way to find out.


  • #6
    beardybrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,917 ✭✭✭beardybrewer


    It's not a pretentious wine snob thing to detect if it's corked, you'll know! It may smell musty or vinegary. If it tastes like wet cardboard or fizzes your sour taste buds it's corked. Safe to test it out and see for yourself.


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  • #7
    KKkitty
    Registered Users Posts: 7,534 ✭✭✭KKkitty


    Forgot to update this sorry. On opening the wine smell was non existent. Both were discoloured so I didn't bother drinking them.


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