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Bruce Hayes wrote:I asked the same question a couple of years ago as I was thinking about screwcaps. As others have noted, if it's not a real cork, then you can store them upright.
The only point that was made to me at the time was that a cellar full of upright bottles just invites accidental breakage. Even if they don't need to be horizontal, wine bottles, as far as I am concerned, are safer on their side in some kid of shelf unit.
Paul Winalski
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Paul Winalski wrote:The reason wine bottles with natural corks should be stored on their sides is to keep the bottom of the cork wet so it provides a proper seal. Cork shrinks as it dries and thus a dried cork might not seal properly.
I would think it's actually better to store bottles with artificial closures upright since that way the wine is not in contact with the bottom of the closure and hence can't pick up off-odors or flavors from it.
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Frank Drew wrote:As Bruce notes, the wine would be fine, but the bottle would be at risk when stored upright. Even if you never broke a bottle, I can't think of a vertical storage plan that gives the security and ease of access of horizontal storage, especially the latter feature.
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