Refrigeration

[Randy Caparoso]

Definitely:

1. Don't take that that Pouilly-Fuisse out of the fridge. The cork is all dried up; and whereas the wine may be still good, it will definitely go bad once it's out of the fridge and air gets in the bottle.

2. Drink the wine ASAP. Call in your neighbors to put down their labors (and the doctor said, blah, blah).

3. Good Pouilly-Fuisse has some staying power. Most, of course, don't.

4. There's also a ton of "crap" masquerading as Meursault, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, and even Le Montrachet out there. I don't know who to feel more sorry for -- people who ooh and ah over that stuff, or people who actually realized they're being "had."