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Storing wine

As is well known, wine will keep for a long time;

if kept in a suitable place white wines will keep

for about two years from the date of harvest,

but should be drunk within a year. Light wines

can instead be kept for up to two years, while

some full-bodied red wines can keep for ten

years and raisin wines even twenty years. When

you buy a bottle of wine put it in the cellar or

another suitable place immediately. Three factors

are vital in the process which starts from the

cultivation of the grape, through to ripening,

harvesting and wine making: light, air humidity

and room temperature. If the taste of the wine is

to reach full maturity while maintaining the

wine’s aroma, it must be stored perfectly by the

interaction of these three factors.

Storage space

Not everyone has an underground storage space

which can be used as a cellar. Just recently

technology has managed to supply a valid

substitute for the classic wine cellar. The Wine

Cellar which you have purchased is a special

appliance designed to contain and store wines

correctly. In fact it should not be used to store

fruit, vegetables and tins but only your favourite

bottles of wine. So, without having a cellar area,

every type of wine can be correctly stored,

matured and enjoyed.

Storage rules

A vital rule for keeping your favourite bottles is

that they should be placed on their sides or

inclined so that the wine bathes the cork. Many

people think that this causes the well-known

“cork” smell. In reality contact between the wine

and the cork helps the elasticity of the cork so

guaranteeing its effectiveness.

Being able to take the bottles easily for use

avoids accidental shaking which, like vibration,

could cause the sediments to suspend again, so

altering the appearance of the wine over time.

Move your bottles as little as possible and let the

wine rest. Also avoid letting the bottles come

into contact with the bottom wall because this

would not only affect efficient defrosting but

could ruin the bottle labels because of the drops

of water collected during defrosting. The shelves

on which the bottles are placed must be of

wood, which efficiently absorbs any vibrations

and keeps the bottle away from the wall which

transmits the cold. The bottles of wine must also

be kept away from substances or places which

have a strong smell because this could easily be

transmitted to the wine.

The temperature

The temperature represents a critical factor

which is important throughout the wine’s life

cycle. It determines wine’s good development

while it remains in the bottle to mature. For best

storage the temperature must be kept constant

in an interval between 8 and 12°C. Rapid and

wide changes of temperature must be avoided:

too high a temperature dilates the liquids and

speeds up the wine maturing, while too low a

temperature (below 4 – 5°C) could cause the

precipitation of tartrates, which could affect the

wine’s appearance. In the extreme case in which

the temperature drops below 0°C, the wine may

freeze and cause the cork to be expelled.

The cork

The cork is a fundamental component of a bottle

of wine: its quality, chosen by the wine producer,

is very important for the maturation of the wine

itself. The perfect condition of the cork, in the

bottles which we buy, depends exclusively on the

standards of use and storage used by the

producer or bottler.

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