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January 10, 2009 - Wine House

Today's Wine House Article

A Guide To Cheap Wine Racks



There is a difference between "cheap wine racks" and ones that are made cheaply. A made cheap wine rack is of poor quality. Often these cheap wine racks are made with sub-grade materials, and packaged with incomplete or hard to understand instructions. In short, they display shoddy workmanship.


This is not the case with a "cheap wine rack" in the financial sense. By this, we mean a high quality wine rack that is priced to be a deal for those on a limited budget. Rather than calling these cheap wine racks, we prefer to call them low cost wine racks.


These wine racks come with complete easy to understand directions, and are made of quality materials. Some, in fact, are very striking to look at as well....almost works of art in their own right.


On the other hand, cheap made wine racks will need to be replaced in a few years due to poor construction. Moreover, it could fail under the weight of even a small wine collection....and the result could be the breakage of your budding wine collection and a huge mess. It might seem like a money conserving purchase to buy a cheap made wine rack, but in the end, you might lose that special wine you intend to collect and store for years before enjoyment.


A low cost wine rack, by contast, can often be a rack of good steady construction. It is easy to assemble, and functional. However, unlike a more expensive cedar or fir wood wine rack, most low cost wine racks should reside in the basement or out of view. Cheap wine racks will generally not have the attention to detail that makes wine racks esthetically pleasing. In addition, it might have mismatched wood grains, which would show if stained. Of course, there are exceptions to every rule.


By adding only a few dollars to your total cost, however, you would be able to purchase a strong durable wood wine rack or small stylish metal one and have it around for many years. For pennies on the dollar, you could purchase a better quality item.


If you want to buy a small wine rack that only holds a few bottles, you can get some stunning ones for a very inexpensive price. Some of these will sit atop a table in your kitchen or can be easily mounted on the wall.


In short, there are many quality low cost wine racks available for every budget, so don't make the mistake of buying a poorly designed one one just to save a few dollars. Start with a small cedar or fir wine rack, for example, and add to it each year. They are completely stackable, and very durable. Or buy a small metal one that is pleasing to the eye, holds a few bottles, and costs in the range of only 50 dollars or so....and will last for years.

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A Guide To Cheap Wine Racks


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01/10/09 - Red Wine

Today's Red Wine Article

Wine Storage Tips



Once the clear wine has been bottled and you intend to keep it for more than three months, it is important to realize that corks dry out. When this happens, the shrinkage could cause the sealing-wax to crack, causing tiny air holes to appear and wild yeast & bacteria could attack the wine.


All bottles fitted with ordinary corks or cork-lined screw caps should always be stored on their sides. This allows for the wine to keep the cork moist (which prevents shrinkage). Rubber-banded screw-stopper bottles may be stored upright.


Knowing that wine should be stored throughout the year at a certain, constant temperature, many people go to much trouble and dream up all sorts of ingenious devices to achieve that end. Authorities are divided in their opinions as to the ideal temperature in which wines should be stored. This is most likely due to the fact that wines (like human beings) like what suits them best. Perhaps there is an ideal temperature for certain types of wine, but what suits the Eskimo does not suit the Australian aborigine, and this will likely never change.


In any case, the aborigine and the Eskimo get changes in temperature and no harm comes to them. In fact, they seem to thrive on it. So why not let us think of our wines as being something like ourselves in that they are quite at home in the temperatures that we give them?


Rapid changes are best avoided. Of course, (as with human beings), if we can store our wines on a stone floor, all the better! If this is not possible, a cupboard on the north side of a building will do provided a chimney does not run through it.


A friend of mine stores three hundred bottles of some really magnificent wines in an attic which becomes very hot in the summer and nearly freezes in the winter. However, no harm ever comes to any of his wines. So, store your wines anywhere you can and don't worry.


When serving home-made wines, remember that they are best when served at room temperature. Champagnes should be served cellar-cool or iced.

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James Wilson owns & operates www.e-homewinemaking.com, a site providing wine-making tips, tricks and techniques. If you're interested in making your own wine, visit www.e-homewinemaking.com today and sign up for the FREE wine-making mini-course!

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