Storage question

[hoxbar]

I haves very simple question. Is it necessary to store my homemade wine on it's side? I plan on using synthetic corks, I've read they don't let air in the bottle. Is this true? I was hoping to put the filled bottles back in the box they came in and store them upright in a closet. Will this work?

 

[grapeman]

It will work fine as long as they are the synthetic ones. You can store them in the box upright, or you can store on their side and even stack a few high. Just be careull in very humid weather or if you steal some from the bottom box! I had a stack tip over once in the closet and luckily none broke.

 

[Tom]

If you are using real "corks' then yes on their side or upside down. Reson is to keep thecork moist. No need if they are synthetic corks.

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[Wade E]

You will need an Italian corker for most synthetic corks though as a hand corker isnt strong enough to compress these corks and the Portuguese floor corker isnt really strong enough either and will score the synthetic corks and make them leak.