As a wine refrigerator is defined as a special refrigerator for wine bottles can be heated properly in the different wines. Since not everyone has its own wine cellar, is the use of such a wine refrigerator a meaningful opportunity to offer good wine good storage conditions, so the wine has its pleasure at the perfect temperature. By artificially air-conditioned environment, this can actually happen for each wine, as may be set at this particular refrigerator temperatures of 5 degrees to 19 degrees Celsius.
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Many people appreciate a good wine and indulge in the occasional good drink. Either this is a special occasion or simply with a glass of fine wine enjoyed. Who always wants to have a certain stock as stock in the house, which can store a few bottles in the wine cellar. If no such wine cellar is available, it also does a nice wine rack. This is not only convenient for storing wine bottles, it looks very decorative, stow his wine in this way. The shelf depending on when you taste a different look and different materials, so that should be there for every wine lover the right thing.
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Once you have purchased wine, whether it’s a few bottles or several cases, the issue of storage must be addressed. Since most wine is consumed within 24 to 48 hours of purchase, for many wine lovers a small rack away from a direct heat source provides an ideal solution. If you plan to collect fine wines that benefit from additional bottle maturation, proper storage is essential. Before choosing a space be sure it will be large enough to accommodate future purchases. In some cases, vacant space beneath a stairway is sufficient, in others it may be necessary to allow for hundreds of wines stored both as individually racked bottles and full cases.
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As a wine refrigerator is defined as a special fridge for wine bottles, can be the right temperature in the different wines. Since not everyone has its own wine cellar, is the use of such a wine refrigerator a meaningful opportunity to offer good wine good storage conditions, so the wine has at his pleasure about the perfect temperature. By artificially air conditioned environment, this can actually happen for every wine, as may be set at this particular refrigerator temperatures of 5 degrees to 19 degrees Celsius.

In general, the humidity of the refrigerated storage cabinets is automatically controlled, in addition to the wine cellars, which are usually known by the name of wine cabinets, designed so that no unwanted vibrations which occur in normal refrigerators that affect the storage of wine is negative. Inside the refrigerator, a subdivision into different climatic zones to be made, with the default look mostly so that the temperature in the upper part of the refrigerator at a temperature of about 18 ° Celsius is available to be stored where mostly red wines, with 8 ° Celsius represents the lower portion of the wine refrigerator perfect for the storage of various white and sparkling wines. A high-quality wine refrigerator is usually made from stainless steel and has a glass door, the bottles with the most noble wines stored on wooden shelves, on which can be stored in the major wine refrigerators to 162 bottles.
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For professional reasons, I am lucky enough to fairly often to try rarities. What you describe is a pleasure, but actually quite subjective. If you like to drink wines that open quickly and produce its primary flavors, acidity and tannins, a harmony, I can understand that.

But if you once tried out a variety of Bordeaux such a big year like 1947, you just can tell stories. There is a wine that is totally broken and his death certificate probably in the mid-60s could be issued and another wine that was not produced far away, but still has the power and wealth, which shows why so 1947 great year in Bordeaux was. And if one closes the eyes and has been thinking about how the world have looked like in 1947, does that mean for me the greatest pleasure.
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How long before a meal, a wine rack made ​​out of the cellar and brought into the living room, lying, standing and at what temperature?

The following remarks refer only to qualified Red Wines (Burgundy, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, etc.). Over the years, set color and tannins into the form of sediment. Follow the training depot of your “good wine” in the basement.
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Seasoned wine guru’s (and those who want to be) agree: The standing storage of wine is regarded as a bad violation of the basic principles of wine care. Wine bottles have to lie to the drying out and to prevent leakage of the cork.

On closer inspection is becoming apparent that horizontal storage of the bottles do not always achieve the best possible form of storage is. Studies indicate that wines in cellars with enough humidity (over 60%), stored for long periods standing, otherwise hardly develop as lying.

In very damp cellars of the Tokaj it has such as tradition, that the noble sweet wines aszu mature standing. Advantages, the upright storage also simpler, with poor quality cork sealed wines have, the rapid consumption are designed for the. Because the wine in this case has little contact with the cork shrinks the risk that he is flawed by cork taint.
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Now, the record summer of bottled wine in 2003 and delivered. 2003 vines have produced amazing amounts of sugar, the grapes had far to over 100 degrees Oechsle, which often does not occur in these latitudes. Many a bottle will therefore be a few more shopping and home to store. But he makes this mistake, wine no longer tastes the best. Wine expert Daniel Powder Agroscope FAW Wadenswil are a few tips.

Optimal storage

“The ideal storage temperature for wine is 12-15 ° C,” says Daniel powder from the Agroscope FAW Wädenswil. Is it warmer, the wine is aging faster. More important than the exact observance of this temperature is, however, to avoid large temperature fluctuations. The basement should therefore be well insulated.
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The wine storage

Freshly bottled wines as soon as possible to provide at its future location. The cork should be saturated with wine (hence flat storage), it remains constantly moist inside and closes well. For this reason, all the wines (including champagne) is absolutely lying to store. Actual bottled wines reach only after several months or several years of storage their full maturity.

The bottle storage of natural light may not be exposed to the action and all, no big changes in temperature have before. An average storage temperature of 13 degrees Celsius to prevent the early aging of the wines. At low temperatures are also to be avoided. Wines stored in such kind of risk are exposed, they lose their dyes and tanning agents and Weinstein retire.
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It is a bit exaggerated, but useful simplification to say that wine is a “living being”. What is meant is that the finished wine is a continuous process of development conceived in, first in the barrel, then in the bottle.

But be careful: The aging of wine is not normally give a more qualities than those he already possessed from the beginning.
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