Keeping champagne

[oldmegan]

How long will an unopened bottle of champagne stay good? I'm talking the �30-�40 sort. If I buy some now, will it still be fine in 6 months' time, pse?

[mrs_overall]

Two weeks ago it was my son's 18th birthday and we opened a bottle of champagne we were given when he was born. It tasted delicious.
Trust me, your bottle will still be fine in 6 months time.

[winebuyer]

mrs_o is quite right. Six months is fine.

Champagne does have a tendency to lose its fizz if you keep it for too long, and the fresh looking colour and the taste also suffer.

Sometimes, it will last for years, as mrs_o has found. But last Bank Holiday, we had some friends over and opened a bottle of 1962 vintage champagne. After one taste, we tipped the bottle out on the lawn. It was ghastly. Flat and sour.

Then we opened some young Prosecco, and it was wonderful. Vibrant, bubbly and fruity. Perfect for a warm afternoon (so not needed today then!!)

[4getmenot]

I have one from my 18th I am now 30 god knows what its gonna taste like when I eventually open it

[whiffey]

We have a large bottle of 1959 Moet et Chandon, won in a village fete. It could be superb, it could be rubbish, but we will never know because it is lost somewhere in the shed.

[hau kola]

Ive got a bottle from 1984. The more time that passes, the less i want to open it.

[vivandorron]

It will keep for as long as you seem to want it to.

But,what a price to pay for something which isn't likely to taste anything better than other sparklers which are made by the same method as champagne.....Sparkling Vouvray perhaps or even a vintage Cava,

Champagne is over-rated and pricey. I would even go so far as saying that it is a somewhat snobbish drink we have been led to believe is superior because of its high price.......Ron

[vivandorron]

Honestly, I am trying to be helpful; but I do get annoyed about the high prices of classified French wines: especially Champagne. Consequently, for some furher advice from other ABers, I suggest that you click the following:-

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Search/default. asp?SearchText=Champagne&searchType=site&x=21& y=8

My glass of red wine ( plonk possibly ) is raised to you....Best wishes ...Ron.

[vivandorron]

There's something strange with AB.

I picked-up a link for you, which gave a list of all previous questions on Champagne, but a test on it now produces a reply that nothing exists on Champagne.

Sorry if I appear to be drunk......Ron.

[vivandorron]

This is really strange.

I've just re-clicked the AB link which I gave to you and it now gives a list of questions; including your's which is the starter one.....Ron