sometimes wine does go bad, it depends at what temperature it is stored at and how much light has got to it over the years, try it out, if it looks gross it might be bad, smell it first
Livingston Cellars is sold with a screw cap, so your bottle is probably not "spoiled". It depends on how it was stored – was it exposed to heat or sunlight? One way to find out – open it. If it smells like vinegar, it’s a goner. At the least, it is probably past its prime.
If it has a screw cap, the chances are its too old "past its sell by date" OR, the particles are because it was "bottled sur Ley" "on its Lees" and Tartrate crystals which are harmless. Leave the bottle standing for a couple of days, open it very carefully, So as not to disturb the sediment. You will know from the smell when you open it, if its OK to drink, if it "smells sweet" and not sour/off/rancid, de-cant it into a jug, until the sediment begins to move, drink the uncloudy wine, cook with the sediment Coq-au-vin anyone?…Oh and the only wine that keeps forever, until you open it that is is Madeira..Bual, Malmsey, Duke of Clarence, even then it keeps for a year
Rex // Apr 5, 2010 at 10:28 pm
sometimes wine does go bad, it depends at what temperature it is stored at and how much light has got to it over the years, try it out, if it looks gross it might be bad, smell it first
drink one for rex
Dan the TEA Man // Apr 5, 2010 at 10:28 pm
Livingston Cellars is sold with a screw cap, so your bottle is probably not "spoiled". It depends on how it was stored – was it exposed to heat or sunlight? One way to find out – open it. If it smells like vinegar, it’s a goner. At the least, it is probably past its prime.
David W // Apr 5, 2010 at 10:28 pm
If it has a screw cap, the chances are its too old "past its sell by date" OR, the particles are because it was "bottled sur Ley" "on its Lees" and Tartrate crystals which are harmless. Leave the bottle standing for a couple of days, open it very carefully, So as not to disturb the sediment. You will know from the smell when you open it, if its OK to drink, if it "smells sweet" and not sour/off/rancid, de-cant it into a jug, until the sediment begins to move, drink the uncloudy wine, cook with the sediment Coq-au-vin anyone?…Oh and the only wine that keeps forever, until you open it that is is Madeira..Bual, Malmsey, Duke of Clarence, even then it keeps for a year
Mike // Apr 5, 2010 at 10:28 pm
let the junk scum settle then very carefully decanter it