Sorry to be such a ridiculous newb, I have tried not to ask but remain curious. I read that polymerisation occurs
between pigments, tannin etc as wine matures. Presumably vibration is thought to prevent this. Does polymerisation
build in smoothness and longevity - helping the chemicals to resist degredation or is there some other repercussion?
Why is vibration a problem in wine storage?

Jim

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> Steve,
>
> Not a bad idea in itsefl but here are some issues to consider:
>
> -If when the compressor is running you can feel the fridge vibrate
> when putting your hands on it, it's vibrating too much to store wine
> long term. If you can find a way to stop vibration (add mass, level
> the fridge) then I don't think it much of an issue.
>
> -12c is the ideal cellering temperature. Too hot and the wine will age
> too quickly (or even cook if it's expose to temperature in the mid 20c
> for long periods). Too cool and it won't age much at all, just lose
> it's fruit over time without gaining much of anything else. If you're
> fridge can keep a temperature between 10c and 15c, go for it. Else,
> you're better off keeping it in a dark corner of your basement.
>
> -75% humidity is perfect for corks. Below 50% is cause for concern.
> adding a bucket of water to your fridge can go a long way in helping
> your fridge keep humidity.
>
> More then anything else, wine doesn't tolerate large fluctuation of
> temperatures. It's better to keep wine in a less then ideal but stable
> environment then subjecting it to frequent changes.
>
> Have fun,
>
> Stefan Mazur
>
> On May 14, 11:04 pm, Steve Daniels > wrote:
>> We bought some wine from Bob The Wine Guy
>> (http://www.cascadecliffs.com/). It's going to be better a
>> couple of years from now, not that there's much wrong with it
>> right now.
>>
>> I had an idea of taking an old refrigerator, modifying the
>> insides to hold wine bottles, and setting it to the highest
>> temperature it would run. We bounced this idea off of Bob The
>> Wine Guy, and he expressed a concern about the vibration of the
>> compressor messing up the wine.
>>
>> So could one insulate the bottles from the vibration using
>> something like water balloons or fiberglass insulation? Is the
>> vibration really that much of an issue?
>>
>> --
>>
>> Life is too short to play cheap guitars.
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