What temperature should you store sparking white wine and red wine at?

I have a lot of wine in my house on account of my forthcoming wedding (August). It's 30 degrees outside and I'm starting to worry that it will damage the wine. Will it be OK? My house is warm!|||hope this helps





The ideal temperature to store wines is between 55潞F and 58潞F (13潞C鈥?5潞C). However, any temperature between 40潞鈥?5潞F (5潞鈥?8潞C) will suffice as long as it remains constant.





The degree and the speed of the temperature change are critical. A gradual change of a few degrees between summer and winter won't matter. The same change each day will harm your wines by ageing them too rapidly.





The most important rule when storing wine is to avoid large temperature changes or fluctuations.





You'll notice damage of this nature straight away from the sticky deposit that often forms around the capsule. ( foil cover ) Over time the continual expansion and contraction of the wine will damage the 'integrity' of the cork. It's like having the cork pulled in and out again every day. When this happens, minute quantities of wine may be pushed out along the edge of the cork (between the cork and the bottle neck) allowing air to seep back in. Once the air is in contact with your wine the irreversible process of oxidation begins and your wine is ruined





seeing as the wedding is in August you should'nt have too much to worry about if you can keep the temp. steady.





hope the wedding goes well for you|||White wine and sparkling wine can be stored chilled, like in the fridge. Red's and fuller bodied whites are commonly stored at cellar temp. which is between 58-65 degrees, not exactly cold but slightly chilled. If you house extremely warm like over 78 you run the risk of damaging the wine very slightly, nothing anything but extreme wine snobs would actually notice. Just do not store the wine a shed or garage because then you can actually do some major damage to the palate and flavor.|||The key conditions to keep constant are temperature (needs to be about 55 degrees) and humidity (70% - 80%). To achieve this at home, you may need to convert a closet or buy a special unit design.





There is no need to store white wines or Champagne/sparkling wines in the refrigerator if you are not planning to drink them soon. Simply chill them before serving.


For more information visit: www.wineglobe.com|||Wine should be stored in a cool, dry, and dark place. Thirty degrees is too cold and could damage the wine.





.|||sparkling wine i keep in the fridge and red wine i keep in the cubord in a cool and dry place :-)