Why do wine “spoil” so quickly after being opened as opposed to hard liquor?

Question

You can put the cork back in and put it in the fridge, but the flavor is never the same, and sometimes it spoils and tastes unpleasant overnight.

So what makes hard liquor so resilient to time and exposure compared to wine?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

While your question has been answered, nobody has given the 2nd best solution to the problem, a Vacu Vin Wine Saver, which lets you save wine for a long time if necessary. Obviously the best solution is just to drink it all 😉

Obviously these don’t work with sparkling wines, unless you want them flat.