Storing wine
Storage tips | Wooden racks |
–Always unpack bottles – do not store wine in crates or boxes.
–Always lay bottles on their side for storage. This keeps the corks moist from the inside, preventing air from entering.
–Store similar wine varieties beside each other on the same shelf, to avoid restacking and the need to disturbed other bottles.
–Before serving, rosé and red wine bottles should spend at least two hours upright and open, to reach optimal drinking temperature.
Sparkling wine and champagnes should be chilled briefly in the refrigerator before serving.
–Remember that wine should always be cooled to slightly lower than the ideal serving temperature, as the temperature increases by 1° to 2° as soon as it is poured into a glass.
For convenient removal and addition of bottles, the wooden racks can be pulled out on rails.
The wooden racks can also be completely removed.
^Pull out the empty wooden rack (along with the rails) as far as the stop, then lift it up and out.
^To replace the racks, set them on the extended rails so that they click into place.
Be sure that the ventilation slits at the rear of the unit are not blocked. They are essential for the unit to operate properly.
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