If we always got what we wanted we would all wish for a lovely air-conditioned and air-circulated wine cellar. This would provide the perfect environment for best aging and you'll could rest assured their conditions would be stable. Sadly, this is not often the case and so most of us need to use what we have available to us. Here is some great advice for storing your wines safely.

Location. Your bottles, both white and also red wine, are best placed in a cool room, away from the light and with moderate humidity levels. The best temperature to store you wine at is between 10° and 16° C (50° to 61° F).Anything higher than this will lead to a decrease in wine quality but anything higher than 25° C will seriously damage the wine's flavors and body. The wine can change colour if left in direct light and also increase in temperature. The bottle's cork can expand or shrink depending on the levels of moisture in the room air. This can lead to oxidation, a common problem where air seeps into the bottle and causes the wine (over a period of time) to react with the oxygen.

Positioning. You should lay the wine bottles on their side or slightly elevated when in storage. This is due to a real risk of the cork losing its natural moisture and contracting if not in contact with the wine. This can cause the wine to suffer from oxidation, a mentioned previously.

Display. You don't want your pride and joys to be hidden away the whole time. Sometimes you want to display them and show them off. A good choice would be a wooden wine cabinet because these tend to maintain a steady temperature and always go for one that lets you store your wines on their side.Avoid any that have glass paneling as this can use the air temperature to increase due to the greenhouse effect.

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