How to store wine.

How to store wine.

Wine storage.
If you're not going to drink your wine right away, where do you store it? Poor storage badly affects wine and can quickly leave it undrinkable.

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The ideal temperature for wine storage is between 10°C - 15°C, with as little variation as possible, as more damage is done to the wine if it frequently fluctuates between temperatures. Central heating is a wine killer, so if you have to store your wine indoors, go for the cooler areas where there's not a great change between day and night temperatures. Also, look out for hidden heating pipes if you're storing wine in cupboards! If a wine is stored anywhere at a temperature of 25°C or more, it will begin to 'cook' and lose character, so lofts should be avoided at all costs.

It is also important to store wine away from excessive light, as light can cook wine as well, giving it a 'soupy' texture and causing loss of flavour. A restaurant I once dined in had a spectacular, highly lit glass cabinet exhibiting all of their finest wines. Sadly, many were ruined due to the heat of the lighting, and a number of bottles even had wine leaking past the cork due to the wine expanding as it was heated.

This sadly doesn't leave many places to store wine in the modern house without a cellar (oh yes, and the garage is out too, unless well insulated), so you need to try and create artificial conditions for the wine. Look for somewhere that's dark most of the time. If it's a dry spot, place a bowl of water nearby, this will help to stop the corks drying out. An old fridge is a good place, you can even switch it on on the hottest of days, though not for too long.

However, if you don't have a good cellar and have any quantity of wine that you want to store for more than a few months, there's no substitute to having someone professionally store it for you. It may cost a little, though it's a lot less than ruining your wine!

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