Storing Wine

[sherpa]

At what temperture does wine freeze?
sherpa

 

[MikeInEburg]

Low to mid 20s Fahrenheit. Most wine cellars are kept much warmer than that...
Mike

 

[sherpa]

Thanks!!
sherpa

 

[Egon]

At what temperture does wine freeze?

It will depend on the alcohol content.

WikiAnswers - What is the freezing temperature of wine

 

[MarkV]

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.

MarkV

 

[sherpa]

It will depend on the alcohol content.

12% alcohol

 

[FrogLick]

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.

 

[Egon]

[12% alcohol /QUOTE]

Try this sight for an answerer! It's sorta ambiguous!




Ask the Van - Illinois Dept. of Physics

 

[turbo36]

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.

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.

 

[sherpa]

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