Useful tips on how to store wine

For optimal ageing potential, wines must be stored under ideal conditions, here I will try to mention some of the important factors to store wine in.

Wine should always be kept in a dark place, because light makes wine age faster, too much light can even make wine taste bad.

Wine should be kept in a moist place so the corks don't dry out. But be careful not to have a wet place, this can make the wine labels moldy or deteriorated.

Wine should always have a constant temperature, the best temperature is in a cellar, at about 12-13 degrees.

No vibrations and free of odors, like gasoline or petroleum, or whatever you think of keeping in the same room as your wine, keep in mind not to keep things with odors.

Okay just to sum this up.

A dark place, a bit moist with no other odors, at a room temperature of about 12-13 degrees, sounds simple? well these conditions can be hard to contain.

Its all about the amount of wine

For many people this is a personal opinion, some want it served to the rim of the wine glass, others just a taste, and some may want as much as possible.

the correct way is actually for red wine to fill the glass half, and for white wine about only a third of the way. this makes it easier for people to move the wine glass around to catch the wine's aromas.

filling glasses to much can result in that they can't move the wine around in the glass, not giving the the full experience of the aromas. also they could end up with some warm white wine, not always the best choice.