Why are wine bottles placed into wine racks at an angle? Is there some benefit from doing this?
Why are wine bottles placed into racks at an angle?
April 27th, 2010 · 12 Comments · Wine Storage Racks
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Trid // Apr 27, 2010 at 4:09 am
It’s simply geometry. It’s the most space-efficient means of storage for bottles that may be of different sizes and shapes. Plus it keeps them aligned neatly, too.
abi k // Apr 27, 2010 at 4:09 am
stacked more neatly and fit more in a storage room also easyer to find the different bottels you couldnt find them standing up right on a shelf some would be way at the back etc, all i can think of
Robert Greenwald // Apr 27, 2010 at 4:09 am
no
CookieMomster // Apr 27, 2010 at 4:09 am
I think that there may be a little sediment in them that doesn’t always get filtered out, if you store them on an angle, it keeps that in the bottom of the bottle instead of the middle where it might end up in your glass
Robin M // Apr 27, 2010 at 4:09 am
Mostly, it’s to keep the cork wet, and prevent it from drying out and allowing the wine to leak out.
meztao // Apr 27, 2010 at 4:09 am
there is a benefit to laying your wine down on it’s side. Though this is only necessary if you are keeping the wine for a long period of time. Wine is Alive, it is a made from a balance of sugar and yeast. it grows and changes over time based on the amount of air and light is allowed to interact with the wine. Cork is very porous which allows the wine to breath but at a very slow rate. Laying the wine down keeps the cork well hydrated so no extra air interacts with the wine. Most white wines do not need any aging and are meant to be drank with in one year of production. While some red wines are designed to be grown and develop into spectacular wines as they age. The average consumer should know that not all red wine is able to be aged.
angel_marie_1986 // Apr 27, 2010 at 4:09 am
what mestao said.
jbrutada // Apr 27, 2010 at 4:09 am
Wine bottles are placed into racks at roughly a 20 degree angle so that the cork remains moist and so the sediment settles into the angle of the bottle and won’t pour out into your glass.
Cork is a material that if not kept moist will allow oxygen into the wine bottle. When oxidation occurs your wine can escape right through the cork if not kept moist as the cork will shrink. Oxidation will ruin the flavor of aging bottles of wine.
Wine bottles can be stood upright for shorter periods of time, but if you are storing over extended periods they need to be laid down so the wine is touching the cork, or they need to be stored in a proper wine cellar environment where the humidity remains a constant 60%RH.
Daniel // Apr 27, 2010 at 8:56 am
stacked more neatly and fit more in a storage room also easyer to find the different bottels you couldnt find them standing up right on a shelf some would be way at the back etc, all i can think of
Simon // Apr 27, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Wine bottles are placed into racks at roughly a 20 degree angle so that the cork remains moist and so the sediment settles into the angle of the bottle and won’t pour out into your glass.
Cork is a material that if not kept moist will allow oxygen into the wine bottle. When oxidation occurs your wine can escape right through the cork if not kept moist as the cork will shrink. Oxidation will ruin the flavor of aging bottles of wine.
Wine bottles can be stood upright for shorter periods of time, but if you are storing over extended periods they need to be laid down so the wine is touching the cork, or they need to be stored in a proper wine cellar environment where the humidity remains a constant 60%RH.
Don // Apr 27, 2010 at 7:50 pm
I think that there may be a little sediment in them that doesn’t always get filtered out, if you store them on an angle, it keeps that in the bottom of the bottle instead of the middle where it might end up in your glass
Richard // Apr 28, 2010 at 2:26 am
there is a benefit to laying your wine down on it’s side. Though this is only necessary if you are keeping the wine for a long period of time. Wine is Alive, it is a made from a balance of sugar and yeast. it grows and changes over time based on the amount of air and light is allowed to interact with the wine. Cork is very porous which allows the wine to breath but at a very slow rate. Laying the wine down keeps the cork well hydrated so no extra air interacts with the wine. Most white wines do not need any aging and are meant to be drank with in one year of production. While some red wines are designed to be grown and develop into spectacular wines as they age. The average consumer should know that not all red wine is able to be aged.