Opened Prosecco keeps its sparkle best when refrigerated upright with a proper sparkling-wine stopper. Enjoy it promptly: a good closure can preserve bubbles for several days, but Prosecco generally keeps less well than traditional-method sparkling wines. A teaspoon in the neck is optimism, not a seal.
The guests have gone. There are three glasses beside the sink, one earring on the table and some Prosecco left in the bottle. The earring can wait. Put a stopper in the bottle and get it into the fridge.
Once a sparkling wine is open, the conditions change. Gas escapes and the wine is exposed to air. How you close and store it matters more than a confident guess about how many days it “should” last.
How long can you expect the bubbles to last?
WSET says a suitable sparkling-wine stopper can preserve bubbles for up to five days. It also explains that tank-method wines such as Prosecco generally keep less well than traditional-method wines. Five days is an upper possibility in that guidance, not a promise for the bottle in your kitchen.
Plan to enjoy the remainder promptly. The closure, temperature and handling all affect freshness. This is drinking-quality guidance, not a food-safety deadline or a tested shelf life for Bella Principessa.
What should you do between pours?
Use a secure stopper designed for sparkling wine. Refrigerate the resealed bottle upright, including between servings. If you are hosting, open the next bottle when you need it rather than giving several bottles a head start on going flat.
WSET advises against still-wine vacuum pumps for sparkling wine because they remove bubbles. It also dismisses the teaspoon trick. However elegant the silverware, it does not close the bottle.
Can you bring the fizz back?
A stopper preserves some of what remains; it cannot replace sparkle already lost. When you open Bella Principessa white Brut or rosé Brut, the sweetness wording helps you choose the style. It does not grant the bottle a longer life after opening.
For the next occasion, start with a freshly opened bottle rather than counting on an uncertain leftover to perform as though nothing happened.
For bottles you have not opened, see how long unopened Prosecco can be kept. Our storing Prosecco and serving Prosecco guides cover the rest of the routine.
