If wishes came true we would all be blessed with a heat regulated and air-purified wine cellar. This would give the wines the best change of aging perfectly and we wouldn’t have to worry about them at all. Sadly, not many people can afford this option and so have to make do with the facilities we have. Outlined here are the top pieces of advice for the storage of wine.

Location. Your bottles, both white and red wine, are best placed in a cool room, away from the light and with moderate humidity levels. The perfect temperature to maintain your wines at is 10° to 16° C (50° to 61° F).Anything warmer than this will start to have negative effects on the quality of the wine, and a temp 25° C or more will have even more dramatic consequences on flavour. leaving the bottle in direct sunlight can not only discolor it but also affect the air temperature inside the bottle. The bottle’s cork can expand or shrink depending on the levels of moisture in the room air. This can sometimes have the effect of letting air into the bottle and causing something called oxidation, an annoying situation that happens when the liquid is in contact with oxygen for extensive time.

Positioning. The wine should be placed on a horizontal surface or propped up very slightly so the neck is just higher than the body. This is due to a real risk of the cork losing its natural moisture and contracting if not in contact with the wine. This can cause the wine to suffer from oxidation, a mentioned previously.

Display. You don’t allows want your wines tucked away in a dark room. occasionally you have an urge to bring them out and show them off. A good choice is often a wooden wine cabinet due to the fact these tend to maintain a steady temperature and you can also store your decanters, dinnerware and other glassware etc in there too. You don’t want any that well jeopardise the thermoregulation of the wine so avoid cabinets with glass panels or doors as these trap heat.