best temp to serve a 96' Cabernet?
 

no idea what i'm doing with wine...all i know is its in my collection & I'm out of beer :pimp

58 degrees.

room temp, or 60 - 68 F

room temperature it is!

has kind of a vinegar taste to it....wtf?

should taste great, 10 years is good aging.

i prefer my red's around room temperature.

white's slightly chilled, but not cold.

what kind of glasses are you using for the caberet?

i usually prefer bordeux or goblet style glasses for caberet. gives it room to breath.

went bad, that sucks.

either the wine has peaked a while ago, or you're not letting it breath enough.

I'm drinking it straight out the bottle....cmon smack :pimp

Yup room tem. Let it breathe for a good 20 mins.

haha, well there is your problem. you gotta let red wines breath before drinking them.

so can i still crank it without getting sick or what?

Also you should check as some reds are meant to be served below room temperature, but not chilled. You need to research it, but that's what I remember.

ok it tastes a "little" better now that i've poured it into a glass,...i'll let it "breathe" for 20 mins

Yes, it's past it's prime and has turned. You can cook with it, will make some nice red sauce with penne.

Pour it in a glass, let it set for 5 - 10 min, might help also.

give it a few good swirls in a nice wide glass.

take a sniff to check out the nose of the wine.

if it smells good, give it a sip, if not, give it another swirl and let it sit and breath for a second.

ok....all "wine gods" information aside...if it has gone past its prime

whats the worst that can happen drinking it?....I'm out of beer here...

you won't get sick if that's what you're worried about. You might have a nasty hangover though.

fuck this...im findin another bottle, i feel like i could put this on some greens for dinner

alright...i've got a bottle of 1996 Beringer, white zinfandel

any temp suggestions on this?

or is it just night train from california?

chilled will work. swirl some ice water around the bottle for a few minutes.

Ha ha ha

Enjoy!

mmmmm now this shits good!...no vinegar taste at all

not too sweet....but just about right

maybe even cheap wine gets better after 11 years?

white wine generally doesn't need to age. Lasting over 10 years for a white it pretty good.

tastes absolutely awesome...& i've got a bottle from 2000', different "higher end" brand with my name on it after this one

this kind of reminds me of the Seinfeld episode with the royal wedding cake :1orglaugh

only its a redneck with multiple bottles of old ass wine :pimp

room temp; ~68 let it breath for about 15 minutes before pouring. make sure the glass is big enough for you to get a nosefull of the aroma first! Enjoy my man!

All these wine experts. LOL

A '96 Cabernet needs to breathe at least an hour, but it sounds like it's too late. Too bad. :)

wait a minute...its still sitting on my desk...& its now almost an hour later : )

LMAO riiiighttt.

Ya, so if you ever want to enjoy this wine at a restaurant, call them at least an hour early so they can open it for you and let it breath for an hour.

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Boiling. on top of a pheasant with some herbs and stuff. Mmmm..."coq" au vin.

yea its an hour later, it still tastes like vinegar

however, the beringer 1996 tasted like gold....now im moving to the next bottle

i'll let you know about this 2000' bottle here in a minute!

i love wine!...(for the moment anyways)

if i wake up with a headache, you guys are all on my shit list! hahahaha