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Storing And Displaying Wine At Home Safely
The ideal situation would be if we all had great big wine cellars that had air conditioned systems and air purifiers. This would allow you to leave them well alone and yet know that they were in the best conditions for aging just right. This is very rarely a reality however and the majority of us just try to make the best out of what we have. Here is some top advice for storing your wine collection properly.
Location. Your bottles, both white and also red wine, are best placed in a cool room, away from the light and with moderate humidity levels. The best temperature to store you wine at is between 10° and 16° C (50° to 61° F). Anything above this will cause a loss of wine quality and above 25° C will have serious adverse affects on the wines characteristics. The wine can change colour if left in direct light and also increase in temperature. Moisture levels in the room can affect the cork and cause it to swell or shrink. This can cause air to enter the bottle and cause oxidation, a problem that occurs when wine is in contact, for a prolonged time, with oxygen.
Positioning. The bottles should be laid down flat or with the neck very slightly higher when being stored. This is because the cork will dry out and shrink if there is not liquid in contact with it at all times. This can again cause oxidation as detailed above.
Display. You don’t allows want your wines tucked away in a dark room. Sometimes you want to display them and show them off. A good choice is wooden wine cabinets because 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.