8. WINE STORAGE
8.3 Time of conservation
Improvement of wine over time and its duration usually depends on the character of the variety and its
type. The following chart shows the best period of conservation and aging for various types in ideal con-
servation conditions offered by your appliance.
However, you should always follow the instructions of the winemaker, especially for fine wines.
TYPE OF WINE
New wines (Vin Nouveau)
Sweet sparkling wines
Rosé
Semi-sparkling wines
Normal white wines
Light red wines
Dry sparkling wines
Classic sparkling wines
Barrique and Vigorous white
Normal red wines
Barrique and Vigorous red wines from +57° to +64° F
Straw wines or Liquorous wines
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CONSERVATION TEMPERATURE
from +54° to +57° F
from +46° to +50° F
from +50° to +57° F
from +50° to +54° F
from +50° to +57° F
from +54° to +57° F
from +46° to +50° F
from +46° to +50° F
from +46° to +54° F
from +57° to +61° F
from +61° to +64° F
TIME OF CONSERVATION
6 months
1 year
1 year
1-2 year
1-2 year
2 year
2 year
3-4 year
3-5 year
3-5 year
7-10 year
10-15 year