Wine storage?

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Sweet Cloud

15 years ago

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the appropriate place or not but what are the best conditions for storing wine??

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Tribly

15 years ago

Definitely not in a place where there's light.

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Anonymous

15 years ago

Dark dry and cool. Like a basement not the attic because that has heat which produced moisture and a lot of heat.

Also for wine to taste like it should. You need to open it and let it stand for about 5 minutes to incorporate air. Also let it sit your wine glass for a little to get more air.

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chucksu

15 years ago

I just got a wine cooler as a wedding gift.. I'll get the owners manual in the morning. Heading to bed soon & need to hunt down where it went. Gives a nice list of good temps to store the wine based on type & color.

Okay sorry its a bit late in the day, woke at noon & had some things to do. Found the list.

43Âº-45ÂºF =
†¢ Dessert wine/Ice wine
†¢ Champagne/Sparkling wine

47Âº-50ÂºF =
†¢ Light whites (e.g., Riesling, Chablis, Chardonnay)

54ÂºF =
†¢ Beaujolais/Rosé

50Âº-55ÂºF =
†¢ General storage
†¢ All wines white and red

57ÂºF =
†¢ Juicy and fruity wines
†¢ Madeira/Tawny Port

59ÂºF =
†¢ Chianti, Zinfindel, Valpolicella

61ÂºF =
†¢ Rioja, Pinot Noir

63ÂºF =
†¢ Burgundy, Cabernet, Merlot

64ÂºF =
†¢ Bordeaux/Shiraz

66ÂºF =
†¢ Vintage Port

& there you go the cooling that my cooler suggests for those types of wines :) Hope this helps you out some.