How to store wine properly
Wine is a very delicate and uncertain product. It is living organism, which because of wrong storing can be irreparable harmed.
If wine is not very old, and its presumptive working life does not exceed one and a half year, admissible temperature is 16-18°С. By such temperature wine will ripen more quickly, but will not improved as at 11-12 ° C. On the other hand, at a temperature below 8-9 ° C wine does not evolve.
If wine-lovers or restaurateurs do not have cellar, they can buy special cooler racks. First, wine racks are convenient because they can be put anywhere, secondly, they are equipped with arrangements for temperature and humidity control.
The ideal wine storage conditions:
- level position (the cork should be completely washed with a wine);
- darkness. The light, especially sun and neon – are bitterest enemies of wine.
- clean, good ventilated room (cellar); wine rack
- absolute rest and silence; vibration is abnormally dangerous for wine
- constant temperature 11-12°С (10-14 ° C is acceptable). High temperature (above 20°С) or too low temperature, as well as its constant variations are not desirable.
- constant humidity 75-80 % (not below 70). By too low humidity corks can get too dry; too high humidity is dangerous for labels. There is also a risk of mould on corks.
- no smells in the repository (especially smells of kerosene, fuel oil, etc.). Corks do not provide full impermeability – otherwise wine in a bottle can not be improved.
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