Fell asleep with heater on and woke up during the night to turn off because it felt too warm. Concerned this may have hurt wines stored on my wine rack in my apt.
2007-02-15 05:46:42 · 6 answers · asked by wine girl 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
It's certainly possible, but not incredibly likely. Unless your apartment became like 90 degrees for a large number of hours, it probably won't have that huge of an effect.
Start drinking what was on the rack and replacing them with new ones. It's a great excuse!
2007-02-15 06:16:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wines last longer stored where the temperature is constant....not directly in the heat or air conditioning....not in the kitchen which warms up from the oven. Flucuating tempertures are not good for the wine.
A bedroom closet often makes the best spot if you don't have a wine cellar or wine refrigertor for storage....and the bottom of the closet would be ideal.
2007-02-16 19:42:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Temperature can affect your wine - so can light and motion. This is especially the case for fine red wines. They won't necessarily be ruined by exposure to one night of warmth, but you should move them where they won't be exposed to high temperatures again.
I don't have a cellar so store my wine in the original cases on their sides, in the back of a large utility closet which I only need to access about once a week, which is always cool no matter how warm my house is. That way, it doesn't get disturbed too much.
2007-02-15 07:08:26 · answer #3 · answered by lesroys 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. Depends on how much of a wine connoisseur you are and how expensive the wines are. We keep our wines on a wine rack in the dining room and the house is anywhere between 51 and 65. But it varies depending on the season, and my sparkling wines are still just fine to me. And I have a couple 1996's.
2007-02-15 06:03:41 · answer #4 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My major concern would be the cork. If the wines have a true "cork', then they may dry out a little faster with heat. Just make sure thet bottles are tilted properly and rool them 1/4 of a turn every so often. If the cork dries, then you will have ruined wine and ruined carpet! :-)
2007-02-15 07:12:01 · answer #5 · answered by Living for today and a good wine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wine is happy at 55-57 f and just like soda and beer wont do well with extreme temp changes
2007-02-17 14:54:25 · answer #6 · answered by zipp380 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋