Wine Stored At Home Ages FOUR Times Faster

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  Wine Stored At Home Ages FOUR Times Faster: Drink Loses Its Taste And Becomes Less Healthy -- Daily Mail 

* In the experiment, 200 bottles of red wine were stored in conditions mimicking a dark room in a house, and 200 in a professional cellar
* Study found that wine stored in the 'house' aged four times faster, contained fewer healthy antioxidants and tasted blander than bottles stored in a cellar
* Experts from the Edmund Mach Foundation wine academy in Italy, said a relatively small rise in the temperature speeds up several chemical reactions
* These reactions have a large effect on wine ageing
* The three factors that have the most direct impact on a wine's condition are light, humidity and temperature

It is often said that a good wine tastes better with age.

But a new study has found that if it is stored at home, fast ageing can occur, which leads to a less tasty tipple.

Italian scientists discovered that wine ages four times quicker when stored at home.

In an experiment, red wine kept in conditions mimicking a dark room in a house was less flavourful and contained fewer healthy antioxidants than wine stored in a professional cellar.

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My Comment: Nothing new here. Light, humidity and temperature .... the three factors that can influence wine. Control them properly .... you can maintain the quality of your wine.