Wine Storage Tips For Wine Lovers
Michalis 'BIG Mike' Kotzakolios


Defined Tag: Wine Storage Tips.

Let's face it: wine is wonderful. Not only does it taste smashing, and is beautiful to look at and to smell, but it also carries a mystique with it that has existed for millennia. It is no small wonder that wine has been associated with gods, temples, and religions, along with numerous rites and even secular ceremonies for as long as the substance has existed. Yet there is a somewhat tedious life to wine, that of its proper storage. This article will offer some basic wine storage tips to this end.

First, wine is meant to be enjoyed, to be seen. For this reason many people are apt to leave their bottles of merlot or burgundy in their kitchens out in plain view for all to see. This is perfectly understandable and acceptable, as it generates stimulating conversations about viniculture. However, as light can have a nasty effect on our lovely juice, it is best to leave only wine that will be consumed within a few weeks in the kitchen wine rack.

This can be part of a rotating system in which wines that won't be drunk for awhile (probably the bulk of a collection), be kept out of sight, preferably in the dark, possibly a basement. One of the important wine storage tips with this regard is to maintain the humidity levels where the bulk of wines are kept. This is much due to the effects of moisture on cork, which, contrary to standard belief, are susceptible to wear and tear. Subsequently, the wine inside is also prone to disturbance.

Of course, wine storage tips abound all over the world, and rightly so. One aspect that is often ignored is what to do after a bottle is opened yet much is left over. Throwing wine -particularly good wine down the drain is not a comfortable thought for most. Of course, one can simply put the cork tightly back on and drink it soon thereafter. However, in cases where the wine will go undrunk for more that 3 or 4 days, there is always nitrogen. Nitrogen hoses can be fitted to a bottle, and the gas lightly pressurizes the inner bottle, thus preventing oxygen from putting the liquid to ruin.

Yet of all wine storage tips, the greatest might simply be to not store the wine for so long that it goes undrunk. Wine is meant to be tasted, sipped, gulped, enjoyed. So enjoy.

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