How To Store Your Wine Properly At Home

If we always got what we wanted we would all wish for a lovely air-conditioned and air-circulated 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 top advice for storing your wine collection properly.

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 ideal temperature for storage should be 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. If direct sunlight can hit the bottle, this can cause bleaching of the wine as well as an increase in the temperature inside the bottle. Moisture levels in the room can affect the cork and cause it to swell or shrink. This can sometimes have the effect of letting air into the bottle and causing something called oxidation, an annoying situation that happens when the liquid is in contact with oxygen for extensive time.

Positioning. You should position the wines on their side or at a slight angle when storing them. This is due to the theory that if the cork is not in contact with the wine at all times it will lose its natural moisture and shrink. These again can lead to oxidation as mentioned before.

Display. Keep your wines hidden away in a dark place is not always practical. Sometimes you want to bring them out for the world to see. A good choice is a wooden wine cabinet because these tend to maintain a steady temperature and always go for one that lets you store your wines on their side.You don’t want any that well jeopardise the thermoregulation of the wine so avoid cabinets with glass panels or doors as these trap heat.

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