Do’s and Don’t’s of storing wine at home

11 thoughts on “Do’s and Don’t’s of storing wine at home

  1. This article was really interesting to me because at home my parents realized that the sun was hitting the bottles through the windows and was making the wine taste bad. My parents eventually invested in a wine fridge and the wine lasted and tasted much better.

    1. The exact same thing happened to my family’s wine! My mom started to notice that all the bottles of wine we had that were being laid out by the windows tasted a lot funnier than the wine that was in our wine fridge. Nice work Paul!

  2. I found this article interesting because I learned a lot of do’s and don’ts through my dad who has a wine cellar. He is very adamant about keeping the cellar set on 55 degrees, and now I understand why thats important!

  3. In response to the article and the lecture from our first class, I found it to be very interesting that the color of white wine changes depending on its time in the sun. I recall that Chardonnays are darker in color because they are originated in California where it is sunny. I also thought it was interesting that after opening a bottle of wine and not finishing it, it only lasts five days after opening and being put in the fridge.

  4. This article on the Do’s and Don’ts was very interesting and made me learn more about wine that I did not really know. When I drink wine with my parents at home, they have always kept the wine bottles in their mini wine cellar, but sometimes I tend to disagree with putting certain wines there. I like putting white wines in the fridge because I think they taste much better when white wine is cold. Red wine is a little different and I do agree with my parents on putting red wine in a mini wine cellar at room temperature. I also thought the 60/60 rule for wine is something I will definitely use in the future for long-term storage of wine.

  5. This excerpt was very insightful. I recently learned perfumes, similar to wine, can be damaged by ultraviolet light. After learning the damage that can be caused to wine through poor storage, I will definitely try to be more thoughtful of these environments.

  6. I did not realize that red wine has to be stored in the fridge after opening, and I will make sure to do this now everytime i drink red wine.

  7. Agreed, Paul. I have had my fair share of wines being completely ruined due to exposure to the sun during the daytime.

  8. I thought that this article was an interesting read and I learned a lot about the things that I was doing wrong in regards to wine. I never knew that wine was not supposed to be stored in the sun because it ages the wine faster. I typically keep my wine on a bar cart after purchasing and open when I want to drink it, but it usually gets a lot of sun.

  9. A few things that I learned with this article is that the wine that I get as gifts shouldn’t be stored for so long. Also storing by region I just have them sitting on the shelf next to each other because they are both white wines. Finally learned that most wines are produced to not be aged so I should probably drink the wine or gift it to someone who will so that it does not go to waste.

  10. Though I knew that storing wine at home involves a special set-up and general knowledge of the subject, I was surprised to learn how intensive this process can be. I have a basic knowledge in this area, but I am rarely buying expensive bottles that would warrant being saved for such a long time. I purchased a nicer bottle several years ago from a vineyard and was hoping to save it for a special occasion (probably graduation), but this article has led me to be a bit concerned about whether or not it is still drinkable – I guess I will find out when I uncork it!

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