While the manufacturing and storing of wine has been going on for centuries, they've developed a simple solution for a bit of family wine storage; the wine rack. You'll find that wines need to be stored at a 45° angle once they're bottled. This allows the wine to keep the cork moist and swelled sealing the wine in the bottle.
Wines can be damaged by too much sunlight, too much heat, and even freezing, so the storage of your wines is almost as important as the selection of wine you choose. There are a variety of different types of wine racks, and you'll find that most wine collectors have at least one if not a complete wall system for storing wines. Wine racks have been specially made so that your bottles will slide in and out easily and still be kept at a 45° angle to preserve your wine. You can make them simply and efficiently at home or you can purchase them just about anywhere in the world, but finding one that fits in with your own home decor is kind of nice.
