Definitions for Veni, vidi, vici Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Veni, vidi, vici. Freebase (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Veni, vidi, vici Veni, vidi, vici is a Latin phrase popularly attributed to Julius Caesar, who supposedly used the phrase in a letter to the Roman Senate around 46 BC after he had achieved a quick victory in his short war against Pharnaces II of Pontus at the Battle of Zela.
There are all those considerations and exceptions but for 95% of the wine that most people drink, the answer is pretty simple. Three (3) days. Around here, we keep wines up to 3 days after the bottle has been opened. Once a bottle of wine is opened, the oxygen in the air starts a process that initially softens the flavors and opens up the aromas of the wine.
In other words, you can figure it out if you have a case of something you like, but if you have only one bottle, you would be running a destructive test. In general though, the free SO2 in a bottle decreases with age which leads to my general guide to how long you can keep wine in the fridge for. So here is my general guide: Red Wine >10 years old consume same day (couple hours) >5 years old, <10 years old consume within 24 hours. 1-5 years old consume in 2-4 days.