WHY IS RED WINE NOT KEPT IN THE FRIDGE?

Wine is a very delicate product that shuns intense light, loves coolness and humid environments, finds places that are too cold and unwelcoming for humans, its perfect home is the vaulted cellar of ancient castles but even a modern cellar if well built can do for you. We come to the question why red wine shouldn’t be kept in the fridge?

WHY IS RED WINE NOT KEPT IN THE FRIDGE?

1. QUESTION

Possible answer:

1.It is not true it can be kept in the fridge
2.Because of the tannins
3.It would be ruined
4.Because of the too low temperature

2. DESCRIPTION

First of all, let’s clarify.

For practical reasons it is said that the ideal storage temperature for wine is between 12 ° C and 14 ° C, that is, the one that allows the wine to pass almost directly from the cellar to the glass, in reality the wine does not suffer if stored between at 6 ° C and 18 ° C it can withstand up to 20 ° C, while at higher temperatures the alcohol evaporates quickly. A constant temperature higher than 25 ° C alters the wine giving it a “cooked” aroma typical of preserved fruit.

We come to our question: why shouldn’t red wine be kept in the fridge?

It is not advisable to keep a bottle of red wine in the fridge because the tannins present in the wine would be perceived more. A red wine just out of the fridge and therefore rich in tannins could be rough in the mouth.

LET’S DEEPEN THE SPEECH

Position

If stored for years, the bottles must remain in a horizontal position so that the cork remains in contact with the wine and does not dry out, while for short periods the bottles can be kept vertically.

Light protection

The cellar where the wine is stored must not have windows, in fact the light damages the wine, even if today the green and brown glass of the bottles offers good protection from UV rays. Prolonged exposure of the wine to direct light causes a rapid alteration of the drink: the acids oxidize quickly, the wine changes and sediments are formed (these are also formed in other cases but more slowly).

Air humidity

Even if the bottle is sealed with the cork and the capsule, an exchange of air between the inside and the outside, even if minimal, is inevitable. This phenomenon is greater in a dry room where the liquid evaporates more quickly, the ideal humidity rate must be between 80% and 85%, a value that can be easily measured with a hygrometer.

3. CORRECT ANSWER

THE CORRECT ANSWER IS THE NUMBER 2.

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