Storage time for wine

[StuAlban]

Hi all,
I've just found 3 bottles of red wine that I made back in August 2012 (so it's a year and three quarters old). It is bottled in PET bottles and the bottles have 'shrunk' a bit (i.e. the plastic has pulled in a bit and the bottle isn't fully sized).
Is it safe or advisable to drink it?
Cheers

 

[Brewtrog]

Sup and see. There's argument about whether plastic bottles breathe or not, I don't know if they do don't. Age is a good thing in a wine so I imagine that as long as the plastic bottle hasn't caused any problems it'll be better than when you drank the rest of it.

 

[JamesMcS]

Well done for keeping it that long! Let us know what it tastes like, was it a kit or did you make it from scratch?

 

[StuAlban]

I'll try it in the next couple of days and let you know. It's a Beaverdale Merlot kit.

 

[Blue_Moon]

Sup and see. There's argument about whether plastic bottles breathe or not,

I have always used plastic bottles and as they are air permeable they speed up the ageing process, i would not use them for long term storage (years)