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• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Storing Champagne for less than 1 month
• Method 2 of 3: Equipping a Champagne Storage Room
• Method 3 of 3: Chilling champagne bottles and storing them later

Attention:this article is intended for persons over 18 years of age.

Champagne is a sparkling wine produced in the Champagne region of France. This holiday drink has a special texture, so it should be stored under specific conditions, which include humidity, temperature and light. If you fulfill these conditions, champagne will retain its taste for more than one year.

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Method 1 of 3: Storing Champagne for less than 1 month

1. 1 Store champagne in a cool place. For a long time, champagne is stored at a temperature of about 13 ° C. However, unless you intend to keep the champagne for long, any temperature below room temperature and above the freezing point of the drink will do.
   • If you wish, you can put the champagne in the refrigerator for a fairly short time. However, never put champagne in the freezer.
   SPECIALIST'S ADVICE

   

   Samuel bogue

   
   
   Certified Sommelier Samuel Baugh is the Wine Director of the Ne Timeas Restaurant Group in San Francisco, California. Certified Sommelier, Zagat 30 Under 30 Award Winner and Wine Consultant for several of the finest restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area.

   Samuel bogue
   Certified sommelier

   Store champagne at a slightly lower temperature than other wines. Sommelier Sam Baugh advises: “All wines should be kept cool, but champagne is served chilled, so keep it at a lower temperature. If you have a colder place in your fridge, put the champagne there. But at the same time it should not freeze, otherwise the bottle may burst as a result. "

2. 2 Keep champagne out of sunlight. Direct sunlight will heat the champagne and deteriorate its chemical composition and taste. To prevent this from happening, store your champagne bottles in a shaded area out of direct sunlight, or better yet, in a locker or other completely dark place.
   • If you can't find a suitable dark place, cover the champagne bottles with a thin dark cloth.
3. 3 Place the bottles on a flat, stable surface. To keep the champagne sparkling, keep the bottles on a stable, hard surface where they will move and shake as little as possible. If you are not going to store the champagne for long, you can turn the bottles over or put them on their side.
4. 4 Store uncorked bottles of champagne no longer than five days, and unopened bottles no longer than one month. Once uncorked, the champagne bottle can be sealed tightly with an airtight lid and stored for 3-5 days. Closed bottles can be stored for about one month.
   • If you want to store your champagne for longer, consider equipping a room adapted for this.

Method 2 of 3: Equipping a Champagne Storage Room

1. 1 Purchase a rack or shelf to store your champagne. You don't have to look for something beautiful or sophisticated, you just need enough room for your champagne bottles. For most cases, a regular rack or shelf will do. However, if you wish, you can purchase a special grate for storing champagne.
   • Metal or mahogany champagne grates can be found at a liquor store, furniture store, or hardware store.
   • Look for a metal or mahogany trellis. The grill material should be no thinner than five centimeters to support the weight of the bottles.
   • Don't buy freestanding shelves. Look for shelves that attach to the wall with nails or screws.
2. 2 Place the trellis in an isolated area with sufficient humidity. To store your champagne under optimal conditions, place the rack in an isolated area with a reasonably stable temperature without sudden changes. To keep the champagne sparkling, try to find a room with about 50% humidity.
   • Some private houses have wine cellars that are specially designed to store drinks such as champagne.
   • Look for an area with a sufficiently hard floor and moisture-proof walls that are at least four centimeters thick.
   • If you can't find a room with a suitable humidity level, or humidity changes significantly throughout the year, consider purchasing a humidifier from your local hardware store.
3. 3 Place the bottles flat on the shelf. If you intend to store your champagne for an extended period of time, place them on their side on a wire rack or shelf. Champagne bottles can be kept upright for about one month, but longer storage will dry out the corks and become much more difficult to open.
   • You can stack bottles close to each other.
4. 4 Store champagne at about 13 ° C. For the champagne to retain its flavor and texture better, the room temperature should be kept between 10-15 ° C. If possible, install a thermostat or air conditioner to better control the room temperature.
   • Check once a week to see if the champagne bottles are too cold or too hot.
5. 5 Close the windows in the room to keep out sunlight. Under the influence of sunlight penetrating through the windows, the air can warm up, and the chemical composition of the champagne can change. To avoid this, close the windows with blackout curtains and pin or tie them together to keep them from moving apart.
   • If you wish, you can darken the glass on the windows. This way you protect the champagne from sunlight and at the same time preserve the appearance of the room.
6. 6 Store uncorked champagne no longer than five days, and unopened champagne up to ten years. Unlike quality wines, champagne has a shorter shelf life even when sealed. Typically, non-vintage champagne can be stored 3-4 years after purchase, while vintage varieties can last 5-10 years. Once you uncork the bottle, the champagne will stay fresh for 3-5 days.
   • Any champagne is called vintage that was made from grapes of the same year harvest.
   • Non-vintage champagne is called such varieties that were produced from grapes of the harvest of different years.
   • Close the uncorked bottle with an airtight lid to keep the champagne sparkling.

Method 3 of 3: Chilling champagne bottles and storing them later

1. 1 Chill the champagne gradually in the refrigerator. Sudden changes in temperature can adversely affect champagne and impair its aroma. To avoid this, place the champagne in the refrigerator where it can cool slowly. This process should take about four hours, although some refrigerators may chill faster or slower.
2. 2 Chill the bottle quickly in an ice bucket. If you need to chill champagne quickly, take a bucket and fill it to the top with ice. Sprinkle rock salt on the ice to melt faster and place a bottle of champagne in it. In this case, the champagne will cool down in 10-25 minutes.
   • Never refrigerate a champagne bottle in the freezer. This can spoil the taste and aroma of the champagne.
3. 3 Take out the champagne when it cools down to about 9 ° C. For most people, champagne tastes best when it is slightly below the temperature it was stored at. This is because at low temperatures, individual aromas differ less, while higher temperatures make the drink heavier. Also, keeping the champagne at a slightly lower temperature than when it was stored will help keep the drink cool and retain its overall flavor and texture.
   • To check the temperature of your champagne without opening the bottle, get a wine thermometer. You can buy this thermometer at a liquor store or kitchen supply store.
4. 4 After you uncork the bottle, the champagne can be kept in the refrigerator for up to five days. An uncorked bottle of champagne can be stored in the refrigerator for 3-5 days. To prevent the drink from running out, close the bottle with an airtight lid suitable for the refrigerator.
   • Champagne can lose its flavor due to excessive vibrations and vibrations, so store it on a shelf that you don't use often.
5. 5 Place the chilled, unopened bottles back in the champagne storage room. If you've chilled the champagne bottles but haven't opened them, you can put the champagne back in the storage room to drink it later. Allow the bottles to warm up a little beforehand so that they do not cool the adjacent bottles on the shelf. Then return the unopened bottles to their original place.