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Grapes fermented with their skins. Tannin and acid are preservatives, which is why an unopened bottle keeps for years and an open one does not last the week.
How long it keeps
Unopened, this keeps 5 years — which is what puts it on the long shelf.
| As sold | Unopened, in the cupboard | Once opened |
|---|---|---|
| as sold | 3–5 years | 1–3 days — refrigerated |
Counted from the date on the package. Figures are the USDA FSIS FoodKeeper table's, for unopened storage at room temperature; FoodKeeper counts a month as 30 days.
FoodKeeper's own note: Dark, away from direct heat or sunlight.
The table was not pulled from USDA — fsis.usda.gov answers 403 to non-browser clients from this machine — so it came from a mirror of the data.gov dataset and its vintage is unverified. Treat a single figure as indicative, not as a use-by date.
Related
- Keeps 60 days or more — the whole cupboard list, by aisle.
- Ingredients — the wider shelf.
- Same aisle — Beverages: Hard liquors · Water · Nutrition supplement drinks · Tea · White wine.