What temperature should you store sparking white wine and red wine at?
I have a lot of wine in my house on account of my forthcoming wedding (August). It’s 30 degrees outside and I’m starting to worry that it will damage the wine. Will it be OK? My house is warm!
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My Names'
July 3rd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
hope this helps
The ideal temperature to store wines is between 55ºF and 58ºF (13ºC–15ºC). However, any temperature between 40º–65ºF (5º–18ºC) will suffice as long as it remains constant.
The degree and the speed of the temperature change are critical. A gradual change of a few degrees between summer and winter won’t matter. The same change each day will harm your wines by ageing them too rapidly.
The most important rule when storing wine is to avoid large temperature changes or fluctuations.
You’ll notice damage of this nature straight away from the sticky deposit that often forms around the capsule. ( foil cover ) Over time the continual expansion and contraction of the wine will damage the ‘integrity’ of the cork. It’s like having the cork pulled in and out again every day. When this happens, minute quantities of wine may be pushed out along the edge of the cork (between the cork and the bottle neck) allowing air to seep back in. Once the air is in contact with your wine the irreversible process of oxidation begins and your wine is ruined
seeing as the wedding is in August you should’nt have too much to worry about if you can keep the temp. steady.
hope the wedding goes well for you
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