If a wine is stored improperly, it may lose its flavors or become faulty, in extreme cases. Below are the guidelines for storing wine

• if you are going to keep a wine for a long time before consuming it, you should keep it in an environment with constant and cool temperature (10-15°C). This is a very important rule and should apply to light wines, sparkling wines and fortified wines.
• Unless you have a wine cellar with constant temperature, do not ever keep your wines in kitchen where is usually the place in your house having a wide fluctuation of temperature
• it is also not a good idea to keep your wines in refrigerator for an extended period since the corks may be harden and lose their elasticity in such environment. As a result, the seal fails and air can attack the wine causing it to become stale. Sparkling wines lose their fizz.
• Store wine on its side to ensure the cork remains in contact with the wine. This prevents the cork from drying out and failing. A failing cork lets air in, and the air will oxidise the wine.
• Keep wines away from strong light which heat the wine and makes it stale.
• Keep wines away from vibration