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Recent Fav:Recently I had the pleasure of two outstanding and aged dessert wines:
1935 Taylor Vintage Port
Ruby in color with some purple hues. The nose is raisins, raspberries and no real signs of advanced age. On the palate, this is so smooth. Red raspberries. Whispers of tannins. Long finish. This was remarkable.1955 Suduiraut Sauternes
Copper/orange in color, darker, clear and bright. The nose is gorgeous. Honeyed with oranges. On the palate, this is slightly sweet. Obviously mature but not over the hill at all. Oranges and baked honey. Long finish. This brought a wow from me.
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Frozen Wine: Is it ruined?
By Brad PrescottI received the message below the other day from a reader. While she certainly has dealt with her problem by now, I thought the question was interesting enough to post.
"Help! I had a split of pricy champagne in the back of my fridge and pulled it out the other day to find it was frozen! #$%^! After placing it on a lower shelf it has thawed but is it any good? Or should I pitch it? Any thoughts???"
im no expert, but its my understanding that drastic change in the temps will cause the vino to spoil.
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Although it is not good to freeze wine or subject it to large temperture swings, I don't believe the wine would be spoiled. Now, it may not be at it's best, but the only thing you can (and should) do is open it and try it! I doubt very seriously that you will get sick.
I wouldn't drink wine that's been frozen (well, I've tasted it, and it's flat), but
I've always frozen what I can't drink and used it in cooking. If you freeze it in
ice cube trays, it's great to use to deglace a pan, and if you freeze it in
larger containers, it's fine when you need a couple of cups of wine for
a braise.
Freezing still table wine will NOT hurt it. That said, that is as long as the cork does not push out from the temperature change. I don't know about Champagne. My guess is that it whould be just fine too. Of course trying it will let you know for sure. At worst, you should have some nice still wine.
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