Wine Storage Tips

Wine retains its quality only when it is preserved under optimum weather conditions. Otherwise, its quality suffers and it loses its charm. Just like human beings, their favorite drink also ages as time passes and hence it is very important to store it in a good wine storage to retain its youthfulness that is expressed by its flavor. The factors that need to be manipulated to preserve the desirable characteristics of wine are air, temperature, light, vibration and humidity. Each of them has the following effects on wine.

• Air accelerates the aging process in wine. It oxidizes wine and makes it age very fast. This changes the flavor of wine. In no time the intoxicating taste will turn out to be an offensively sour taste. Hence wine should be stored in glass containers and corked up. This will keep the wine out of contact with air and hence slow down the aging process. Though a little air might always be present in a wine bottle, using a moist cork will keep away air from outside. If the wine is stored in the wine storage horizontally, the cork will not crack or shrink.

• The optimum humidity for preserving wine is 70 percent. If it is greater, the cork will develop fungal and other organic growth whereas under dry conditions the cork will shrink or crack letting in air.

• The best temperature at which the alcoholic beverage can be stored is 50 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit but the lower limit and the upper limits can always be stretched to 40 degrees on the lower side and sixty degrees on the upper side respectively. Temperatures lower than the permissible are going to shrink the cork which is going to let in the air and temperatures higher than the permissible are going to age the beverage rapidly.

Even though stored in a wine storage with good temperature control amenities, a factor that has a significant impact on the ageing of the beverage is the rate of temperature fluctuation. In a given period of time if the temperature falls or rises or rapidly, the wine is going to deteriorate. If on the other hand, if the temperature remains fairly constant, whether high or low, in a given period of time, the beverage is not much affected. 

• Light is the next agent that causes damage to the beverage. Exposure to light, especially UV rays causes damage and even though the bottles are coated with UV filters, light rays still manage to enter the bottles resulting in an offensive flavor. It is better to place the bottles in a wine storage where light does not enter, or in a room which has fluorescent bulbs rather than incandescent lights as the latter are known to emit more of ultraviolet rays.

• Vibrating the bottle that contains the beverage is also said to have an effect on the aging process of the wine as vibrations tend to stir up the sediments from the bottom of the bottle which accelerate the process of aging. The beverage should never be shaken just before consumption.

If a person is not a regular drinker of the beverage and wishes to drink it months after purchasing it, he should store it a wine storage where it is protected against all factors that promote its aging. Some people prefer to store this elite drink in cellars, but proper cabinets are always a better option.

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