2007-01-13 08:38:45 · 13 answers · asked by Blue Eagle 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Contrary to Joy Ride's answer above, there is no need to "rotate your wine up and down". I've been collecting for decades and have hundreds of books on wine, and once I stopped laughing at his answer, I decided to see if I could find a citation that supported his "theory". There is nary a one.
The only up and down rotation....well, never mind.
This approach will damage the wine, since the key components of a cellar are cold (55 F) consistent temperatures, consistent (70%) humidity, darkness and a vibration-free environment. "Rotating" the bottles introduces vibration into the storage equation. Not a smart move.
If the cork is "bad" no steps, other than drinking the wine before it goes bad, will prevent the wine from being damaged. Only a "bad" cork will become moist all the way through. I have wines that are almost 100 years old, with the original corks, that are drinking marvelously.
The rest of the answerers have the proper answers - to keep the cork moist, preventing air from entering the bottles and causing the wine to oxidize.
2007-01-13 13:36:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Storing a bottle on it side ensures the cork of the wine will remain moist and wine sealed, and giving it an angle will really make sure of that. A cork that's easy to pull out is purely incidental.
Most importantly, it's the wine that needs your attention. If the cork is not moist, it will dry up and shrivel, allowing air (oxygen) to seep in, which will prematurely age the wine. And worse than that, your wine may develop cork mold or may turn your wine into vinegar, if the climate insists.
Although minuscule, temperature can greatly differ every inch or foot, so keeping a constant temperature is ensured by keeping a wine on it's side. I also believe that the lees (that solid crap at the bottom?) have more area to develop, and will be easy to dispose of.
2007-01-13 17:04:40 · answer #2 · answered by G G 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not about the corks it's about the wine....air ages wine and cork 'breaths'. By keeping the bottles angled down this helps keep the air out. It's also important to keep them out of sunlight which will also age your wine prematurely.
2007-01-13 17:02:48 · answer #3 · answered by boiler4ever2003 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes you need to angle the bottle necks down...
once every couple of months if you still have the same bottles of wine left you need to stand them up for a week...you do not want the corks to get moist all the way through, which will in turn ruin the wine...this is what is called rotating your wine up and down...make sure you preserve your wine right...
you do not want your cork to moist and you also do not want your cork to dry out...
2007-01-13 16:49:32 · answer #4 · answered by joy ride 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
to keep the corks moist. that will keep them from breaking when opening and going into the wine.
2007-01-13 19:42:50 · answer #5 · answered by lookn4romance 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
so the corks stay moist and don't crack and break when trying to open the bottle. It's much more difficult to open a bottle if the cork is dry, they tend to break in half then you end up with cork in your wine.
2007-01-13 16:42:51 · answer #6 · answered by Lisa 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
keep the corks moist. If they dry out air will get in and spoil the wine. A dry cork is more difficult to remove. it will crumble
2007-01-13 16:42:25 · answer #7 · answered by AlwaysOverPack 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋
So that the cork is kept moist by the liquid. Keeping the cord moist makes for a better seal.
2007-01-13 16:42:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
So the corks will stay moist and keep thier seal
2007-01-13 16:42:58 · answer #9 · answered by cookinB4U 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
So the corks dont dry out.
2007-01-13 16:41:15 · answer #10 · answered by Shale S 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋