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TABLE HOPPING
Tales from the Vine
by JOHN HELMSBY by CASSANDRA HARRINGTON
Wall Mounted Wine Racks 5 Hot Tips to Avoid Common Mistakes When considering what wall mounted wine racks to buy, it helps to first think of why you want to store them. It sounds silly but there's a reason for this thought process. Aside from the obvious fact that you get a wine racks so you can store bottles of wine, there are other reasons to storing wine. Longevity is the main reason - that is, to place the wine at the correct angle so that it can remain 'sound' and is kept in an environment that is relatively constant in temperature. There is a degree of expertise necessary to storing wine but for most of us it's important to have a bottle of wine that we can open and share with friends and not witnessing your guests reel back at the taste of a tart vinegar. First up - why do we store wine horizontally. Simple really - it is important to keep the cork moist so that it does not get dry and shrivel to a point that it allows oxygen to enter the bottle. The moment your wine oxidizes is the moment you need to bring out the fries
and sprinkle expensive vinegar over them. That would be about the only usefulness of the wine after it gets oxidized. So, now that we have established why you need to store the wine horizontally, it's easy to understand why racks are designed the way they are. Next step is to consider some basic rules.
Mistakes With Wall Mounted Wine Racks
Mistake 1: Considering Aesthetics and not Practicality. When storing wine, the novice in us may immediately consider the area where those wall mounted wine racks will look good. It's perfectly natural to want to show off our wine collection and have the bonus of a great decor piece that looks just right in the living room. Usually living rooms are bright, sunny places with nice bay windows. Looks
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