Mi e' parso che Dave Smith abbia scritto:
>> If it has been stored properly it ha probably survived,
>> otherwise it is probably gone. Properly storing:
>> humidity around 80-90%, temperature between 7°C and 18°C
>> (possibly stationery, better around 10°C) and horizontal
>> bottle. --
> I always wondered what the ambient humidity had to do
> with the life of wine in a bottle. They are sealed.
Those plastic caps don't provide a good airproof seal, and the
same is for metallic caps. So, if the air-humidity is low, the
cork starts to dry maybe reaching the the point it can leak wine.
If the bottle is correctly horizontal, the wine helps to prevent
the cork fro drying but the wine will get in contact with air in
the cork and start to oxidize.
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Vilco
Think Pink , Drink Rose'