Today, wine collection and drinking has become a very popular in Australia. But not every homeowner has the space to allocate an entire room for wine storage. In some cases, space becomes the major factor that prevents people from getting a wine cellar installed in...
This question crosses the minds of many people and if we have to answer it in one sentence - Most top wines improve with age! When wine matures naturally, its flavours evolve and they develop a greater complexity as well as bottle-aged characters. During the...
In the past, wine cellars were for the serious wine aficionado only and were dark, un-inhabitable spaces that had bottles of wine stuffed into cubbyholes, gathering dust and cobwebs. At that time, the focus was more on function rather than form. But that age is...
For centuries, wine has been stored in underground cellars and wine caves, and there is a reason for it. These are the best places to store wines because they provide the ideal conditions such as cool, humid, dark and undisturbed surroundings. Wine storing basics are...
We would like to bust a myth here- If truth be told; most standard wines will not improve, with age and should be drunk within a couple of years- only the world's finest wines benefit from aging. A lot of wine is now produced for...
If you are a budding wine lover, you are sure to be worried about wine storage. But here is a simple fact- Most wines are meant to be consumed within a year of their release; and so if you are planning on buying and consuming...
Wine is a very elegant drink and in order to enjoy it the way it is meant to be, it will have to be stored right, opened at the right time, and served in the right type of glasses, with the right type of food....
Wine is a natural product and highly perishable too. Exposure to light, vibrations, heat, fluctuations in humidity and temperature can spoil the wine. When you store wines appropriately, they will maintain their quality; what's even more important is that as they mature, they will improve...