Stacking*the*Wine*Bottles*
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Please!load!the!different!types!of!wine!according!to!the!following!arrangement!from!
top!to!bottom.!
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Storing*Wine*in*Your*Wine*Cooler*
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One!benefit!of!your!new!wine!cooler!is!that!you!can!simulate!the!conditions!of!a!
wine!cellar.!
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By!using!a!wine!cooler!thermometer!you!can!ensure!a!constant!temperature!of!
around!8°C!-!18°C,!which!is!ideal!for!storing!wine.!Make!sure!that!the!bottles!are!
lying!on!their!sides.!This!e n su res!th at!th e!wine!inside!is!in!contact!with!the!cork,!
which!stops!the!cork!drying!out,!shrinking,!letting!air!in!and!spoiling!the!wine.!After!
a!bottle!has!been!opened,!the!wine!comes!into!contact!with!air!which!will!start!to!
oxidise!the!wine.!This!generally!occurs!on!the!wine’s!contact!su rface,!leavin g!th e!
remaining!wine!in!go o d!c o nd itio n .!By !lea vin g!yo u r!b o ttle!sta nd in g,!yo u !m in im ise !th e!
surface!area!of!the!wine!which!is!in!contact!with!air.!
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If!you’re!serving!white ,!ro se !or!s p arklin g !w in e,!c hill!it !ligh t ly!fo r!a t!lea st!2!hours!in!
the!wine!cooler!before!serving .!!Mo st!red s!sh o uld !be !served !at!roo m !tem p era ture ,!
or!in!the!case!of!lighter!reds!like!Beaujolais,!very!slightly!chilled.!
Opened!wine!will!remain!in!good!condition!for!up!to!2!days!(for!delicate!whites),!or!
3!days!(for!rich!reds),!as!long!as!the!bottle!is!resealed!and!stored!in!your!wine!
cooler.!Special!stoppers!that!keep!sparkling!wine!and!champagne!bubblin g!for!1!or!2!
days!after!opening!can!be!bought!at!most!good!wine!shops.!When!storing!leftover!
wine,!attempt!to!minimise!the!oxidation!process!of!the!wine.!You!can!use!a!
‘vacuum’!wh i ch!pumps!out!the!air!in!the!bott le !l e a vi ng!a!semi-vacuum.!The!wine!
should!last!for!about!two!weeks.!
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However,!if!it!is!a!good!quality!wine!and!you!intend!to!finish!it!within!one!week,!all!
you’ll!need!to!do!is!to!replace!the!cork!and!leave!it!standing!in!your!wine!cooler.!
Different!wines!are!best!kept!at!different!temperatures.!
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