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Storing your wine
Storing
wine is a very
simple procedure really, in that the wine must be kept at a very stable
temperature, with very little fluctuation.
There should also be as little light as possible owing to the chemical processess within the wine produced as a reaction to light.
No oxygen, especially for white wines, should be allowed to come into contact with the wine, although this does occur when wine is stored in barrels (like some ports - but this is done purposefully).
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These three points are most important for the good maturation of your wine, especially bottled wine.
It is for this reason that the general storage place for wine is known as a cellar, as that is the most practical place to provide what is needed.
At a depth of four feet below ground level, the temperature barely changes over the year, regardless of where you live, so this is one factor met.
The darkness is also easily accomodated within a cellar.
The last item is the oxygen contact, and it is for this reason that wine bottles are corked, with a foil (or these days, a plastic) cap to help keep the cork moist and swelled, and that way keep the air out.
To aid this swelling, the bottles are laid on their sides, almost horizontally - just allowing any miniscule deposits of sediment to fall to the bottom of the bottle - with the cork in the wine so that the cork is kept moist and swelled at all times.
This is just a general background to keeping your wines, but if you want more information about building or making your own cellar then have a look at this. I have read it myself and put parts of it into practice, and it has been a big help.
George
There should also be as little light as possible owing to the chemical processess within the wine produced as a reaction to light.
No oxygen, especially for white wines, should be allowed to come into contact with the wine, although this does occur when wine is stored in barrels (like some ports - but this is done purposefully).
---------
These three points are most important for the good maturation of your wine, especially bottled wine.
It is for this reason that the general storage place for wine is known as a cellar, as that is the most practical place to provide what is needed.
At a depth of four feet below ground level, the temperature barely changes over the year, regardless of where you live, so this is one factor met.
The darkness is also easily accomodated within a cellar.
The last item is the oxygen contact, and it is for this reason that wine bottles are corked, with a foil (or these days, a plastic) cap to help keep the cork moist and swelled, and that way keep the air out.
To aid this swelling, the bottles are laid on their sides, almost horizontally - just allowing any miniscule deposits of sediment to fall to the bottom of the bottle - with the cork in the wine so that the cork is kept moist and swelled at all times.
This is just a general background to keeping your wines, but if you want more information about building or making your own cellar then have a look at this. I have read it myself and put parts of it into practice, and it has been a big help.
George
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