Millbrae Station Self Storage

 

Temperature Controlled Wine Storage

Storing Fine Wine

Wine...we buy it, we brag about it, we extol the virtues of our latest find,
but then we store it in a manner that would not do justice to C-rations.
In the closet, under the stairs, even in the cabinet over the refrigerator!

 

Let us assume that we have some serious wine (or very serious wine)
and we want to store it under optimum conditions.

What are the right conditions?
How long should we store a particular wine?
What are the factors that make wine age well or poorly? 

Acidity

 

One of the major factors in aging wines is pH. Generally, the lower the pH (more acid) the more resistant the wine is to spoilage and the better the mellowing of the wine.

Of course, there are other significant factors such as the phenolics and sugar content.

Temperature and Temperature Variation