new to wine

[Innkeeper]

Hi Smile, and welcome to the Wine Board. Andrea Immer Robinson's "Great Wine Made Simple" is a great introduction to wine and wine drinking. It is available in p.b. and even used.

Recommend getting a half bottle (375 ml) of a wine you like, and keep the bottle. When you have unfinished wine keep it in the half bottle, preferably filled to the rim. The idea is to keep oxygen away from the wine, even overnight. Both red and white wine can be kept in the fridge this way for a day or two at most. Take red wine out about 45 minutes before using to let it warm up a little.