Beware the hot weather, Wine Lovers! It will cook your wines in an instant... and you may not even know it until it's too late. It's been hotter than hell lately and unless you've been smart enough to pack an iced cooler with you when you're wine shopping or plan to quickly head home in air conditioned comfort once you leave the store, prepare to be disappointed that you're wines got COOKED! When wine reached temperatures above 80 to 85 degrees for any sustained period, lots of really bad things happen... not the least of which is that the good juice you have invested in will turn nasty in a hurry.
We Americans tend to store and drink our wines too warm anyway. Ideally, a white should be served in the 55 degree range, reds in the 65 degree range and sparklers in the mid - forty range. If you don't have temperature regulated storage for your collection, at least try to keep the wines away from direct heat, sun light and vibration. If you can at least give them a quiet shaded/dark spot to rest, they'll be grateful and will live longer than if they're stuffed into one of those stupid racks over the top of your refrigerator! Who in the world ever thought that was a good idea?????
Anyway, keep your wines cool and they'll live longer, taste better and make you happy. And that's what it's all about, isn't it?
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