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Default Newbie: Storing champagne at room temperature

It looks to me like there is a lot of 98 and 99 Dom perigon out there.
when was it disgourgee?
where is it stored?


On Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:28:24 -0700, 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?
>
>Shaun Eli
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