storage area temp ?

[fivebk]

I was wondering what the correct temp and humidity should be in an area where you were going to store wine

 

[grapeman]

Ideally the temps would be about 50 degrees F and about 60% relative humidity- but a wide range is acceptable as long as temps are stable.

 

[Wade E]

55* with a humidity of about 65-70% The most important thing is stable temp as temp flucs will make your wine breath in and exhale through the cork with expansion and contraction. If you have bad temp fluctuations in your house and no way of getting around it then synthetic corks may be a better deal for you but for the most case perfect agglomerate are best as they will let a wine age and develop. Wineries use a lot of synthetics because of this reason but their wine has typically aged around 2 years already. Too high a humidity and your corks will develope mold, too low humidity and the corks will dry out even if they are on their side but this will take quite some time, probaly beyond whet we need to worry about.

 

[dfwwino]

I stored my wines with a Breezaire unit at 62 F