35 year old Demi John of wine

[BigAndo]

Hi there,
In my shed there is a one gallon Demi John of wine that has been in there for about 35 years, a leftover from when my mother gave up wine making. It's clear as a bell and there's not much sediment.

Do I drink it or chuck it?


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[csimmons21]

......drink it


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[thadius856]

Don't toss it, that's for sure!

 

[BigAndo]

I don't even have any idea what kind it is! It's a white, but it has quite a strong colour. It might be gooseberry, we did have gooseberry bushes in the garden!


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[thelozmeister]

..... Drink it!!!
Put a pic up and let us know what it's like

Enjoy


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[solbes]

Ha, this will be very interesting. Go for it!

My F-I-L brought up a 30 yr old 1G capped carboy of homemade wine his Dad made back in the day. He poured us a glass. I remember thinking the glass was far too big Heaaavily oxidized and tasted like bad Sherry. He did give us the carboy, so that was cool.

 

[LovesIPA]

Why on earth would you even consider dumping it before tasting it?

Yeah, it's probably terrible - but it might not be!

 

[ChefRex]

I'd try it, what do you have to loose? I would transfer it in place if possible to prevent stirring it up.

 

[SmokeyMcBong]

theres a post on winemakingtalk about a 48year old 5 gallon carboy of wine. they drank some and are still alive, they didn't mention the flavour though

 

[Pappers_]

We need a report back!!!!

 

[Kdog22]

If it was sanitary when putting it together and it's been sealed up plugged up, I suppose it's possible that's it's still tastey. Give it a taste!

 

[WVMJ]

Bottle some of it to save for the future and drink some of it, no idea why you would even consider anything else. WVMJ

 

[Jogurt]

Post us some pictures

 

[ChefRex]

Did we kill another one?

 

[BigAndo]

No, I'm still here, just not got round it it! I'll investigate further at the weekend, including pics, promise!


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[solbes]

No, I'm still here, just not got round it it! I'll investigate further at the weekend, including pics, promise!

Have someone take a picture of the expression of your face when you take your first sip.

 

[jeff13]

No way that is still good after a 35 year stretch in a shed that's most likely being outdoors because its a shed. Worth a try for sure but i've had 25 year old even 18 year wine from a cellar that was awful.

 

[ChefRex]

No way that is still good after a 35 year stretch in a shed that's most likely being outdoors because its a shed. Worth a try for sure but i've had 25 year old even 18 year wine from a cellar that was awful.

You're no fun!

 

[Cyclman]

Even if it's bad as wine, make it into vinegar! Something that old somehow deserves to be appreciated.

If it's good, wow!

 

[BigAndo]

Well, it's out of the shed and it smells like ...... sherry!!
Gonna let it settle a bit and then syphon it out. The general consensus is that it started life as gooseberries.


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[SmokeyMcBong]

Mmmm...... gooseberry vinegar!!!

 

[BigAndo]

It's far too alcoholic to be vinegar! Gooseberry lighter fluid, maybe.


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[pumpkinman2012]

If it smells like sherry then it is obviously oxidized.

 

[BigAndo]

Obviously!


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