I was just at Schramsberg in Napa and they urged similar NOT to store in
refrig.

I do store mine in a garage frige for month at a time. I do NOT have food
in there just wine.

I have NEVER had a problem with the wine being numbed.

I have no idea why this rumor exists.

Surely over time the cork could dry out but I have never had this issue. I
have Dom, Cristal, Schramsberg and a few others out there. Never been an
issue.

Any thoughts?
"Chris M" > wrote in message
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> That's interesting that you've stored champagne in the fridge that
> long. I was wary of storing it there because I read this. Now that I
> think about this, though, it doesn't make sense that food smells would
> permeate the champagne. Even if I filled my fridge with just one kind
> of food and never emptied it or cleaned it, I doubt that would happen.
>
> http://www.cnn.com/FOOD/specials/199...hat/index.html
>
> Question from ron_s: How long can you store Champagne in a
> refrigerator?
>
> Ed McCarthy: That's another good question. And I'm glad someone asked
> that question because this is one of the common abuses I find in
> Champagne storage. Champagne should not be stored indefinitely in a
> refrigerator. The excessive cold sort of numbs and flattens the
> Champagne. It loses its character and flavor, and there are other
> things about refrigerators. Food smells can eventually permeate the
> Champagne. You can imagine a strong cheese or something like that. The
> refrigerator motor going on and off is not good for the Champagne
> either.
>
> I would say it's fine to store a fine Champagne in a refrigerator for
> a few days, maybe even up to a week, but you should not store it for a
> few months or more. I know people that have had Champagne in their
> refrigerator for years, and I wonder what that Champagne is going to
> taste like when they open it.
>
> -Chris
>
>
>
> On Oct 21, 11:28 pm, Shaun Eli >
> wrote:
>> I think that if it hasn't spent a lot of time over 80 degrees you have
>> nothing to worry about.
>>
>> I've stored bottles of Champagne in the fridge for more than two years
>> and they've been just fine (and I drink enough Champagne that I think
>> I'd notice if it's off). The idea that corks will dry out in a dry
>> fridge is a bit exaggerated-- after all, the humidity INSIDE the
>> bottle is 100% so the inside part of the cork is going to stay wet
>> enough.
>>
>> To be clear, though, I think you are much better off storing wine
>> inside a refrigerator for even quite a long time rather than letting
>> it sit in a house that gets way too warm.
>>
>> You're going to want to drink it cold anyway so why not store it in
>> the fridge?
>>
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