Andrea Immer explains the essentials of wine storage:

• Different lengths of storage time require different types of storage.
  
• Your refrigerator will do for one-day storage of white wines.
  
• Red wines can also be stored for a day in the fridge if it's a warm day.
  
• Do not store wine in your refrigerator for a month.
  
• Keep wine in the coolest, darkest spot in your home to store it for a month.
  
• Vibrations in storage cause the fruit flavor of wine to temporarily become muted.
  
• The ideal conditions for long-term storage are low temperature and high humidity.
  
• Low temperatures hold a bottle of wine in suspended animation.
  
• 55 degrees F is the ideal temperature for storing wine.
  
• Some wine cellars are humidified, but your basement may be damp enough as it is.

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Andrea Immer
Master Sommelier
www.andreaimmer.com

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