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Being a
Responsible Wine Owner
Over the years, wine consumption has become steadily more
popular.
With more money going into wine both as an investment and for
later consumption, the history of wine will always be in
question. With this in mind, many people often wonder how they
can properly store their wine and maintain it at the same
time.
How you store your wine is extremely important.
If you store it right it tastes really good, and will make you
very drunk. Store it wrong it, it turns to vinegar. When you
pop open a bottle of wine that has been stored right, drinking
it can be likened to an orgasm, while tearing into bottle of
poorly stored wine can be quite the anticlimax.
Drinking a bottle of wine that was poorly stored is
essentially the same as drinking vinegar.
To properly store wine, you must meet several key conditions,
such as humidity, temperature, lighting, and the cleanliness
of your storage area, the angle of the bottle while it is
stored, and the vibration or movement of the bottle in the
rack.
The temperature is most important, as you should keep it
around 50 degrees at all times.
This way, the lower temperature helps to age the wine.
If there are any fluctuations in the temperature, you should
make sure that it happens slowly. As long as the temperature
doesn’t go to high and as long as it fluctuates slowly, your
wine will be just lovely.
The proper level of humidity for storing wine should be around
70%, although it is perfectly accepted to keep it 10% above or
below the 70% level.
Too humid, and the labels will rot, which can affect the
wine’s value.
On the other hand, if the humidity gets too low, around 50%,
the cork could shrink and bring air into the wine, which would
ruin it in little or no time at all.
The angle that wine is stored on is important too.
If the wine stays in contact with the cork during storage, the
cork won’t dry out. If the wine doesn’t stay in contact with
the cork, the cork may dry out and allow air into the wine.
Strive to keep the wine out of direct light, as light ruins
any type of wine.
Light causes the wine to age prematurely, making it in crucial
to store wine in a dark location.
To prevent damage to the wine from sediment, you should also
store wine in a location that is free of vibration.
If you store wine in places that are still, it gives the
sediment in the bottle ample time to settle. Vibrations are
never good for wine, as the sediment becomes unsettled and can
mix into the wine, ruining the wine or shaking it to the point
where it becomes undrinkable.
To protect the quality and investment of your wine, storage
and care is crucial.
Storing it in a proper location will also bring the best
taste.
For a wine lover, nothing is more disappointing than waiting
several years to open a bottle of fine wine, only to find that
it is nothing but vinegar. Prevent this from happening by
taking care of your wine.
Wine isn’t hard to look after or store, it just takes the
right conditions and location. Everyone loves some fine wine
every now and then, so storage and care are so very important
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