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Wine Storage Tips
The drinking, collection and storage of wine dates back thousands of years. As with so many hobbies the drinking of wine has grown into a large and ever evolving process. Storage of wine is meant to protect the investment of the collector. Here are some tips to help ensure that your wine will not spoil.
- Make sure that the bottle is kept in a horizontal position. This keeps the cork wet. Wet corks expand and press against the sides of the bottle preventing the air from entering the bottle. Wine must be kept sealed from outside elements that will spoil the wine quickly.
- Make sure that the temperature is consistent with little as possible rapid variation. Rapid variation of temperature will cause the wine within the bottle to expand and contract causing further pressures on the cork to move and allow air into the bottle and the evaporation of wine effecting the taste and longevity of the wine.
- Make sure that your wine racks are made from wood. Wood resists the sudden change of temperature and since the body of the wine rack can be significant in a room it can make a significant difference.
- Make sure the wine rack is built robustly. Too often wine racks fail because the wood is too thin or built with a minimum if any substantial fasteners. Look for wine racks that have long warrantee periods. Such as our warrantee that is for the lifetime of the wine rack.
- Make sure the wine rack being purchased is as close as possible to being fully assembled. Many wine rack suppliers just sell pieces of wood components, possibly hundreds of pieces that the customer must put together. This is frustrating, time consuming and opens up the wine rack to be assembled incorrectly. The WineRackStore sells its wine racks almost fully assembled. Usually WineRackStore wine racks only take a few minutes to assemble.
- Long periods of light exposure can affect your wine. Exposure to light should be kept to a minimum. Do not leave your wine cellar lights on if it is not necessary.
- You can keep wine almost anywhere. Obviously some locations would be better than others to have your wine storage and wine racks. Modern processing has created wine that is less susceptible to spoilage unlike wines from 50 years ago.
- Constant or frequent vibration of wine bottles should be avoided. As an example, if you place your wine rack close to a vibration source you run the risk of having a bottle vibrate out of the wine rack (although it is unlikely), you may want to move it to another more secure location.
- Make sure you visit your wine collection frequently. Theft from wine collections while not frequent can be really emotionally upsetting!
- Do not be afraid to ask the WineRackStore for custom wine racks and wine cellars. Nearly any space can be used for the storage of wine and by using our custom sizing you can maximize your space for surprising little cost.
- Look for wine racks that can be easily stained and lacquered. Matching your decor is often important to maximize the aesthetics of your wine rack.
- Look for manufacturers that offer a significant number of color choices. WineRackStore offers over 20 different standard colors. We can also custom stain the wine rack for an exact match.
- Look for wine rack suppliers that offer fast shipping. While every manufacturer can be late shipping, look for those that state next day shipping in most cases.
- Look for suppliers that offer free shipping. Those that give you an upfront cost of your wine rack precludes any possible surprises later.
- Look for suppliers that offer tax free transactions. Suppliers that charge for sales tax for out of state deliveries, can be actually padding their profit margins through fictitious sales tax charges.
- Look for suppliers that offer clear and understandable return policies. Preferably find suppliers that offer replacement parts rather than just making the customer return the item at their expense. WineRackStore.com will quickly replace broken and damaged parts saving the customer time and money!
- Do not purchase wine racks from wine rack sites that state that customers need glue and nails to complete the construction of the wine rack.
- Avoid wine racks that must be attached to a wall. All WineRackStore wine racks are free standing.
- Avoid suppliers that try to sell expensive attachment kits so that you can attach your wine racks to a wall. If you want to attach our racks to the wall just run a screw through one of the uprights or shelves and into your wall. Nothing could be easier, as inexpensive or as effective.
- Avoid suppliers with only partial contact addresses. You want to be able to talk to a knowledgeable person if you have a problem.
- Avoid companies that display BBB symbols and then the link does not work. Many companies just display the symbol but are not actually members or do not want you to know their ratings or the number of complaints.
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