If you are an avowed noncollector who never has more than one-or-two month supply of wine on hand, you do not need to worry about how your wines are stored. You can keep your bottles lying down on the rack in the den or the dining room or any other room, as long as they are not right next to the radiator or in direct sunlight. Even if they are standing upright, they will survive for a few months.
If you have decided to collect a few bottles, however - or if you discover that a wine collection is happening to you – please take heed. If your wines are stored poorly, disappointment after disappointment is the inevitable outcome of all your efforts.
Good wine storage not only can protect your fine wines from early demise, however also can give you courage to age wines that need to be aged. Without proper storage, fine wine is consumed either long before it reaches its best drinking period, or it dies a premature death in the closet, garage, or warm cellar.
The Passive Wine Cellar
You might be fortunate enough to have conditions suitable for what is called a passive wine cellar. However, unless you inherited a castle in Scotland, this is highly doubtful. If the place where you intend to store your wine is very cool – below 60°F – and very damp -75 percent humidity- all year around, you can the lucky owner of a passive cellar. It is called passive because you do not have to do anything to it, such as cool or humidify it. Usually, only deep cellars completely below ground level with thick stones or comparable insulation can be completely passive in most temperate climates.
If You Can’t be Passive, Be Bullish on Wine Storage
Most of us are neither fortunate enough to have a passive cellar or fortunate enough to be able to create...
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... recommended for wine storage. The chemicals used in the manufacturing of the cardboard can eventually affect the wine.
Insulation
More important that the type of wine rack used, is your choice of installation. The idea insulation is a 3-inch thick, thermoplastic resin called polyurethane. Fiberglass is not recommended because it will absorb the moisture from your cooling unit. Polyurethane is odorless, does not absorb moisture, and makes a fine seal. Even when a cooling unit is not running, temperatures will change extremely slow in most wine rooms with this type of insulation.
When becoming a wine collector, be it novice or expert, there are certain things you should heed to in regards to your wine storage. By creating a healthy environment for your wine collection, big or small, you can preserve the longevity of the collection your palate will enjoy later.
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