Storing Wine

/ Storing Wine #2  
Low to mid 20s Fahrenheit. Most wine cellars are kept much warmer than that...
Mike
 
/ Storing Wine #5  
Right around 55 degress F is the proper storage temperature for wine. Or do what we do and drink it fast enough that storage is not an issue.:rolleyes:

MarkV
 
/ Storing Wine #7  
If the purpose of this question is because you live in an area with extensive subfreezing weather and don't have a more temperature moderated storage place, I'd be concerned about bottle breakage and cork pushing by the wine freezing. Can't see any good coming to wine subjected to freeze thaw cycles.
 
/ Storing Wine #9  
This is my "short answer".

If the reason for the question is that you are thinking of building a wine cellar to store wine that needs to age - the ideal temperature is 55 degrees Fahrenheit and the humidity should be 60%. This applies to wine being stored many years (5 or more).

I have two storage areas, the first being an open presentation area that holds the wines I will drink in the next few year. The second area is my temperature and humidity controlled wine cellar, this is where I store the wine that will be drank by my friends at my funeral.:D

Most important is temperature variation and UV light, if the temp varies more then a few degrees eventually oxygen can be induced into the bottle spoiling the wine and UV light hastens the aging process.
 
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#10  
No I am not making wine, I had a couple bottles in the RV and wondered if I needed to get them out as cold air is headed to the NC mountains.
Thanks for all your help!
sherpa
 

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