DaleW > wrote in
:
>
> OK, how much light does something get inside a fridge?

Way too much, or so they say. Before posting, i did some informal research
and even a few days in a supermarket under fluorescent light is said to
damage Champagne. A bad closed fridge door overnight and...

Some references on the issue:

http://www.scopus.com/scopus/inward/...rel=3.0.0&eid=
2-s2.0-0037473615&md5=e9488e6640ac4569125c1cac89a82045


> Let assume the average fridge is open 5-10 minutes a day. OK, even on
> upper end (10 minutes) , and assuming the wine is on top shelf with
> unobstructed light, I assume the light is no more than the average
> retail store. So in 2 years you'd get about the same amount of light
> as say 10 days in a lit retail environment. Unless I'm missing
> something (which is possible, I even posted on this thread without
> realizing I was signed into wife's google account).


I always keep my Champagne as cold as possible or in closed cases when in
the passive cellar. Just in case

s.