graham wrote:
> On 2018-07-30 5:24 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 7/30/2018 11:58 AM, Jinx the Minx wrote:
>>
>>> I hope thats an actual wine refrigerator, and not a fridge used for
>>> wine.
>>> Some would say those reds should not be refrigerated at all.
>>>
>>
>> Those that say it should not be refrigerated know little about wine.
>> Room temperature goes back to when there was no central heat and
>> houses rarely were above 60 degrees in winter. I store my reds at 64
>> degrees, whites at 47.
>>
> I store my reds a couple of degrees cooler than you but in the basement
> rather than in a wine fridge.
> Living alone means that I drink a bottle of red over 3 days. I use a
> vacu-vin and store the leftover in the fridge, allowing it to warm up a
> bit before imbibing on subsequent evenings. That combination slows the
> oxidation down quite a bit and there is very little deterioration by the
> 3rd night.

If you can find a boxwine that you like, that solves the problem because
the collapsible bag won't let air in.

I've found a few brands that are OK, but I'm not a wine connoisseur or
super-taster either. I've had a few bottles of expensive wines, and they
were very good, but not enough to warrant the high price.