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How to store your wine properly?

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How to store your wine properly?

Wine storage done the right way!


First things first for your information: since most delicious wines are intended for "young consumption", ergo not every wine benefits from being stored! We drink a good primeur from France immediately upon receipt. Or? Furthermore, even a good Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough New Zealand does not get better or riper when it is stored! A good South African Shiraz or French Bordeaux will continue to develop well if properly stored. Such a complex wine with more tannins, will become more harmonious and rounded over the years!

Let's first address the optimal drinking temperature: In France, a red wine is usually drunk at "chambrer" (at room temperature).

So drinking red wine at room temperature? Most consumers find that too warm. So you can enjoy your red wine quietly at lower temperatures, but not at less than 12 C degrees. Pinot Noir and Merlot can be drunk at less than 15 C degrees without any problems, although more complex wines like Cabernet Sauvignon or Shiraz develop their tannins better at higher temperatures of up to 18 C degrees.

With white wine, the situation is quite different: full-bodied white wines, such as woody Chardonnay are drunk at temperatures of around 12 to 14 C degrees. Here, the habits are similar for rosé wine. A fruity New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc tastes excellent at less than 10 C degrees. Verdicchio, grüner Veltliner, Riesling and likewise the popular Pinot Gris are also best drunk at these temperatures.


How to serve wine?

The lying bottle you take out necessarily carefully from the shelf. The ideal storage place is a temperature-controlled wine cabinet. This fine product category has become increasingly fashionable. For good reason; because perfect storage and temperatures you achieve hereby, besides, such a cabinet looks chic. Or? Turning or even shaking the bottle are absolute "NO Go" criteria for any wine, because you mix up the sediment formed with maturity. For many an art, for others a show and for most a simple thing: opening the wine bottle. You place the corkscrew in the middle of the cork and twist it all the way in. How many times have we seen broken or crumbled corks? The annoyance and the laughter are then big! Pull the cork out slowly and avoid abrupt tearing or pulling.


What is the optimum temperature for storing wine anyway?

Who wouldn't enjoy a good South African red wine or a Valpolicella to relax at home? To be honest, the right temperature for storing red wine is often defined in different ways. We recommend 12-18 degrees Celsius. This also applies to the popular genre of rosé and white wines. However, almost all consumers drink these much cooler, sometimes even between 8 and 14 degrees Celsius.


Why is the correct temperature for wine storage of importance?

Do you regularly treat yourself to a fine wine? Do you want to (re)buy your favorite wine from South Africa or Italy for home in larger quantities? Enjoy wine at home in peace? Then pay attention in any case to the correct storage, so as not to experience a surprise.


How do you store a wine optimally?

Wine storage done right: As with our Manuka honey, it is essential that the wine is stored in a dark and humid environment. UV influence are generally not good. It can happen that red wine gets a pale color and white wine gets a golden note. The aim is to keep the cork moisturized. This can only be achieved if the wine is stored horizontally and not upright in its case or on a shelf. Drying or even desiccation of the cork allow the oxidation of the wine!


What happens if the temperature is too high?

When the temperature is too high, the wine ages faster: for example, it can show signs of oxidation, which negatively affects the taste. This is sometimes due to the fact that some of the carbonic acid bound in the wine evaporates more quickly with the aromatic substances.


What happens if the temperature is too low?

Wine stored too cool is also not ideal. This is because it has been proven that wine crystals settle to the bottom of the bottle, which come from the tartaric acid in the wine.</p>


Wine storage done right - on the subject of wine cabinets, we are happy to help.

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