Wine Rack Store Blog

Since I lived most of my life in Washington State, I haven’t really had to deal with humidity. This seems counter intuitive though because you’d think such a wet state would have higher levels of humidity especially in the summer.

My first experience with high humidity was in Hawaii. It just felt like my skin was constantly damp. Since the weather is such a perfect temperature you don’t really notice it after while. It has the same feeling here as well. As soon as I stepped off the airplane last night I noticed the difference. It doesn’t feel bad since it is still cool here but I am afraid of what it will be like during the intense summer.

I hope I don’t come to hate the humidity even though I know it’s going to destroy my once frizz-less hair like it would destroy a nice bottle of wine on a wine rack.

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Wine is a fickle liquid. It will be cooked if exposed to too much light. If moved around, its sediments will be disturbed possibly changing the aging of it. It will age too fast or not fast enough depending on the temperature. Lack of humidity can dry out the cork and let air into the bottle. Keeping your wine rack out of certain places will help protect it. The three worst places are the kitchen, garage, and attic.

Dangers abound for wine in the kitchen. Temperatures constantly change because of cooking. Dishwashers and garbage disposals vibrate their surroundings. Kitchens also house the refrigerator which is a beast in of itself. It is not wise to keep wine in the refrigerator long because the temperature inside is not constant so the continual change can damage wine.

The attic and garage are bad wine storage places for the same reason, temperature change. The attic has such varying temperatures because heat rises up there in the summer and it is freezing in the winter because it isn’t as well insulated. The garage may not vary as widely but every time you open the door the temperature will change. It also is not as well insulated. You also run the risk of mice chewing on your corks.

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