| These days, people have started consuming a lot | | | | stored at 63 degrees as compared to the 55 |
| of wine. The reason is that today, people are | | | | degrees. This will not affect the quality and taste |
| aware of the health benefits of drinking wine. A | | | | of the wine. Slow function in temperature is |
| good amount of money is spend on wine | | | | accepted. However any temperature higher |
| consumption. However, the main difficulty most | | | | against the required temperature will expedite the |
| people face after purchasing wine is the storage | | | | process of aging.b) Humidity: |
| of wine. People tend to spend a lot of money on | | | | About seventy percent of humidity in a wine |
| purchasing wine but after some time, they feel | | | | storage unit is acceptable. This amount is |
| that they have almost wasted their money. The | | | | considered to be ideal for proper storage of wine. |
| reason is that the wine does not taste the same | | | | However, if this amount of humidity gets higher |
| after some time. Now, this is because these | | | | or lower, then about ten to fifteen percent from |
| people do not have any clue about how to store | | | | this level is acceptable but not more or less than |
| wine properly. Proper wine storage is very | | | | that. The presence humidity at a wine storage |
| important for providing longevity to wine and also | | | | unit is an important factor to consider. If the |
| to enhance its' taste while maintaining the quality. | | | | humidity is more at a wine storage facility, then it |
| There are several factors you need to take into | | | | will affect the label of the wine. More than 80 |
| consideration when it comes to storing wine. | | | | percent of humidity will rot or mold the label. This |
| These factors include the temperature, lighting, | | | | in turn will affect the value of the wine bottle. In |
| vibration, humidity, angle of the bottle and | | | | case, the place gets too dry. Much as below fifty |
| cleanliness of the place where the wine is stored. | | | | percent, then there is a risk of cork drying out. |
| Let us discuss about these factors in detail.a) | | | | This will result in the shrinkage of cork; thereby |
| Temperature: | | | | expediting the oxidation process and destruction |
| Temperature plays a significant role in storage of | | | | of wine.c) Bottle angle: |
| wine. You need to keep the wine in ideal | | | | You should store the bottle at horizontal angle. |
| temperature to maintain its' quality. The ideal | | | | This will prevent the cork from drying out.d) |
| temperature for wine storage is between 50 and | | | | Lighting: |
| 45 degrees Fahrenheit. If the temperature lowers, | | | | Light affects the wine in big way. You can end up |
| the aging process of wine is delayed. This does | | | | causing the wine to age before the actual time |
| not mean that wine is unable to bear the slightest | | | | and ruining it.e) Vibration: |
| fluctuation in temperature. However, it means that | | | | Don't store wine on top of electric equipments or |
| functions can be accepted only if the temperature | | | | places with vibration.f) Cleanliness: |
| experiences a drastic change. Here you don't | | | | Don't store your wine in a place with poor |
| require to worry much as the wine can be easily | | | | ventilation, dirt or grime. |