DO: Store your wine somewhere convenient.Īlthough it may be good for the wine, it’s not practical or convenient to store your wine in that upstairs closet, away from harmful elements. A dried out cork leads to a musty smelling, “corked” wine. Corks must remain moist in order to do their job properly. Have you ever left an uncovered tomato in your fridge? Notice, how the tomato shrivels up in the span of just a day or so? This is because, unlike a wine refrigerator, your kitchen refrigerator removes humidity as it cools. Your average kitchen refrigerator is not only too cold for your wine, stunting its development, but it also dries out the wine’s cork. Many people think the way to remedy the temperature conundrum is to keep their wine in the refrigerator, but unless you are using a wine refrigerator, this can be equally harmful. DON’T: Keep your wine in your kitchen fridge long term. That is an extreme case, of course, but room temperature wines are not given the chance to fully express themselves, tasting duller than if chilled. If you’ve ever left a bottle of wine in your car during the summer and then wondered why it tasted like pure alcohol or maybe even a little vinegar-like, you know what heat can do to a bottle. The warmer the ambient temperature, the quicker the wine will age and go bad. Yes, the average room temperature is too warm to both serve and store your wine.
The easiest way to make sure you’re not doing a disservice to your stash is to follow these 5 Dos and Don’ts of wine storage:
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Unfortunately, not all of us wine lovers have the luxury of a personal cellar (if you do, please send us a pic!), so it’s important to know how to keep your wine fresh until you’re ready to uncork and enjoy. Whether you’ve got 5 wine bottles or 500, you probably don’t want your wine to go bad or the taste to be compromised before you get a chance to drink it.
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