Don’t Play Tetrus with Your Petrus Discussing wine storage capacity in terms of “standard” high-shouldered Bordeaux bottles is handy from a comparative standpoint, but fails to acknowledge the Burgundy, Rhône, and Champagne freaks among us—not to mention our tall Riesling, 500 ml Tokaji, and squat Turley Zinfandel and vin jaune bottles. Even the most committed…
Wine Needs Sunblock Too We all know the general warnings about keeping wine safe from heat, but as summer temperatures swell, what does this mean in practice? Surely a bottle can survive an afternoon in the back seat of the car, or a couple weeks in a sultry apartment? In fact, heat is probably wine’s…
The dogma around wine storage can be offputting, but not as offputting as a 1996 Barolo that tastes like seaweed. And even if it doesn’t completely deteriorate, wine stored in substandard conditions can age at unpredictable rates and develop ‘off’ aromas and flavors. There are several factors to keep in mind, but each of them…