Storing And Displaying Wine At Home Safely
If wishes came true we would all be blessed with a heat regulated and air-purified wine cellar. These mean you can put your feet up and not concern yourself with your wines welfare as they will always be in the best environment to age beautifully. Sadly, not many people can afford this option and so have to make do with the facilities we have. Here is some great advice for storing your wines safely.
Location. Your bottles, both white and red wine also, are best placed in a cool room, away from the light and with moderate humidity levels. The most efficient temperature for storage of your bottles should be between 10° and 16° C (50° to 61° F).Anything warmer than this will start to have negative effects on the quality of the wine, and a temp 25° C or more will have even more dramatic consequences on flavour. So if the room you are storing the wine in tends to get hot, you might need a wine cooler to maintain low temp. leaving the bottle in direct sunlight can not only discolor it but also affect the air temperature inside the bottle. Moisture levels in the room can affect the cork and cause it to swell or shrink. This can lead to oxidation, a common problem where air seeps into the bottle and causes the wine (over a period of time) to react with the oxygen.
Positioning. You should position the wines on their side or at a slight angle when storing them. This is because if there is not liquid in contact with the cork it can dry out and shrink. This can cause the wine to suffer from oxidation, a mentioned previously. It can also increase the risk of corking the wine when you use a bottle opener.
Display. You’re not going to want you wines to stay out of site forever. Sometimes you want to bring them out for the world to see. A good choice would be a well built wine cabinetas these tend to maintain a steady temperature and always go for one that lets you store your wines on their side.Don’t pick any that have a glass cover or doors as they can often trap heat inside when there is light on them. You might also want to consider a cabinet that allows you to display your wine accessories and dinnerware as well.
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