Wine Rack Facts
An infrequent wine drinker may think nothing of storing a bottle of table red right side up on the counter or in a cupboard. A bottle of white may be chilled indefinitely in the kitchen refrigerator. A party might necessitate several bottles or even a box of wine. No harm done. The wine police will not issue a ticket! However, a wine lover or burgeoning aficionado would do well to heed a few basic facts about wine storage before beginning a collection of cherished and expensive varietals. There are three key best practices for wine storage: *Maintain low lighting *Balance room temperature at 50-60 degrees F *Keep the cork wet Early wine makers discovered that wine retained its best flavor and quality when it was stored in barrels that were kept in dark, cool cellars. Both light and heat created a chemical change in wine that was detrimental to its flavor. The corks needed to be kept damp to prevent them from drying out. A dry cork would shrink and allow oxygen to enter th...