If it is not adequately protected from outside elements, bottled wine may soon go bad if it is not kept in the right conditions. Because white wines are more vulnerable to changes in temperature and humidity, you need to exercise extra caution while keeping this kind of wine. If you really want to keep the flavor and quality of your wines, as well as give them the opportunity to gently age while creating additional layers of complexity, you should keep your wine in a wine cellar that has been properly created.
If you do not have the room to create a wine cellar, purchasing a refrigerated wine cabinet may provide the same level of protection for your collection of wine as a cellar would. Wine cabinets are built with the particular purpose of preserving the ideal temperature and humidity levels for the long-term storage of wine.
Shopping For A Wine Cabinet
There is a wide variety of both style and make of wine cabinet on the market right now. A quality wine cabinet may be purchased for as little as a few hundred dollars if one is willing to be flexible with their spending and storage needs. Obviously, a wine storage unit of this kind will be on the compact side and will only have enough for a few bottles.
The price of the wine cabinet will increase proportionately with its size. On the other hand, if you have a sizable wine collection and do not want the quality of your wine to suffer as a result of improper storage, investing in a cabinet with a high storage capacity that is large enough to fit all of your wine bottles may be something you should consider doing. You will have greater freedom if you have a large wine cabinet that enables you to add, remove, or alter some of the racks inside it. Once you run out of room, you can easily add additional racks, and if your wine collection is complete, you can easily remove the racks that are taking up unnecessary space.
When shopping for wine cabinets, it is imperative that one pays great attention to the unique characteristics of each potential cabinet. It is important that the style and color coordinate with the rest of your furnishings and accessories. The inside of your house will seem more organized and in tune with one another if the designs of your furnishings, fixtures, and appliances are all consistent with one another.
Nevertheless, it is essential to look beyond the style and color of the cabinetry. Keep in mind that aesthetics and practicality should go hand in hand. You shouldn’t purchase a wine cabinet for the sole aim of using it as a decorative piece, so take care in your selection of a cabinet and ensure that it has a capacity that is enough for storing your wine collection.
Your bottled wines will have a worse quality if the temperature is too high or too low. Ensure that your storage unit has a mechanism to maintain a consistent temperature. Take note that your wine won’t last long if the temperature is allowed to fluctuate too much. Your wine should be kept at a temperature between 10 and 15 degrees Celsius so that it may mature gently (50-59 degrees F).
When it comes to effectively preserving wine, temperature and humidity play equally vital roles. A humidity level of around 70 percent should be maintained in your wine cellar or wine cabinet to avoid the corks from drying out and shrinking, which would prevent wine from escaping from the bottles and prevent air from entering the bottles.