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Re: FLAT CHAMPAGNE
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| From: | Stevens
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| Posted: |
Tue Dec 24. 2002, 00:32 UTC
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| Followup to: | "FLAT CHAMPAGNE" by Betty (Mon Dec 23. 2002, 13:58 UTC)
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> During my shift today, I opened 6 bottles of Champagne ( sparkling
> wine, I guess), and they were all flat!! My customer was very
> unhappy and I was bummed out. We serve the little split bottles of
> Friexinet Cordon Negro. ALL 6 bottles were totally flat - NO
> effervescence, no bubbly, nothing. Can champagne/sparkling wine go
> bad? Is their a shelf life for them, and if so, how long are the
> bottles good for? I don't know if they had been in our store room
> too long or not. What else can cause flat Champagne? Temperature
> change (Going from hot store room to cold frig, etc)?? Could it just
> be a bad batch from the Friexenet company? Any ideas??
>
> Any help is appreciated. THANKS!!
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Champagne and sparkling wines should be stored like regular red wine, in a
dark room with a constant tempature. Non-vintage sparkling wines can be aged
for about a year and vintage sparkling wines that are aged at least five years
before purchasing can be stored another five years. supposedly
With that said and what you described above I would assume that you had a bad
batch. It seems like an unlikely occurance that six bottles would be flat due
to storage or handling problems.
Things to take into consideration:
Were the fill lines normal?
Were there any abnormalities to the stoppers or keepers?
Did the wine turn in the bottle?
Did some smart ass drink the sparkling wine and fill the bottle with water?
Stevens
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