storing wine at home

The fact that certain wines must be stored in a particular manner is common knowledge, however, very few people understand the intricacy and nuance of properly storing a bottle of wine and the importance it has on its development.

It is important to establish that all wine is perishable. It does not have a high enough alcohol content to be preserved indefinitely like its spirited cousins' whiskey and vodka. Although some can mature for up to 100 years...