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5 Perfect Solutions for When Your Wine Turns Bad
There's a solution for bad wine? WHAT? Lemme frame this for you:
The end of the semester is a really, really sad time of year. Nobody's partying and everyone's hunkered down in the library 24/7 trying to pass their exams (seriously, I'm trying to figure out if the guy next to me in here has even showered once in this past week). It's the worst, and what's even worse is that all that alcohol sitting in your room isn't going to good use.The cherry on top? You're so sober that your wine actually turns, a.k.a., has gone bad. What's that, wine can go bad? Yes. According to Eat By Date, once opened, white wine lasts 1-3 days in the fridge, and red 1-2 weeks (meanwhile, Franzia knocks everyone out of the park by lasting a whopping 6-12 months past open date -- but for argument's sake let's hope you're not only chugging Franzia all the time).
Which means that once exams pass, your wine is all kinds of nasty. Bad wine comes with a series of pret-ty serious ailments, where you can get anything from food poisoning to some serious stomach bugs.
Basically, it's not ideal, and you shouldn't try to drink your wine, even if you want to in order to save a few cents.
Never fear, though, you still have options. Here's some solutions that'll blow your mind:
1. Cook it Up
2. Soak It In
Not only that, red wine is known to be especially good for your skin, so instead of spending all that money on expensive skin care products, buy yourself another bottle (and pour a glass to drink).
3. Make A Fashion Statement
4. Send Happiness to Your Plants
5. Save Your Sofa
White wine is a godsend when it comes to cleaning greasy stains or getting rid of red-wine spillage on your white sofa. Your landlord will thank you on this one -- if you pour some over the affected area, leave it for approx. 10 minutes, and pour some water over it, voila! Similarly with grease stains, mix your white with baking soda and scrub -- it's magic.
But seriously... Next time your wine seems kinda funky, don't bin it. There's hope still.