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my mum got a bottle of champagne around 5/6yrs ago in italy, theres no date on it, is it still ok to drink??

it was left on its side since its borga- pinot brut- vino spumante ---- if that helps and on the top label has spumantizzato 433 tv i no nothing bout wine and even less bout chamagne so please help thanks ohh thats not a great sign... it was a present from someone it italy.. trust them to give us a nasty one so is this just regular wine then that i have???

Public Comments

1. spumantizzato, eh?
2. OK its not vintage and it isn't champagne it will neither improve or get worse in the bottle ( provided the cork is sound) it will taste as bad as when it was first bought
3. I think it is a regular wine you got there. You better ask your mom before opening it though! Or was it a gift? The only way to know if it's good is to open it and try it. Usually though, if there is any kind of "vintage" to it, there is a date on the bottle.
4. Take it to a liquer store they will tell you.
5. It's just a fizzy wine, but I'd suggest you have it with a nice meal, having a back up wine jsut in case. The worst it can happen is that it's become vinegar, strain, and keep for your fish and chips.
6. 5 or 6 years ago is not a problem. It's not champagne since it is from Italy, but keep in mind that the word "Champagne" is only a name. It simply indicates that it was made in the Champagne region in France so other wine producing regions around the world are not allowed to use this name. It is sparkling wine and the fact that you left it on it's side is an excellent first step. This means that it will be less difficult to open the bottle when you do as the cork will not have dried out. As for the fact that it is spumantizzato, that just indicates the type of sparkling wine you have there. It is traditionally a Chardonnay and Pinot Noir blend but it is made without any skin contact so that means the final product is white bubbly as opposed to pink bubbly. It is made in the "traditional method" which means that the winery who made your bottle used the same method as the wineries in the Champagne region of France use to make Champagne. Bottom line, your mom's bottle of bubbly is probably fine. However, the only way to know for certain is to pop the cork and taste some of it.
7. yes as long as it is sealed