why lay wine on its side?
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Any time a wine is topped with a cork, it should be stored on its side. A cork is used as a topper because it expands in the neck of the bottle to protect a wine from oxygen. But if the cork starts to dry out, it will start to let air inside, causing premature oxidation.
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Table grapes are much larger than wine grapes. The smaller size benefits the wine grapes because the resulting wine is much more concentrated in flavor and adds more substance to the wine. The skin on wine grapes in much thicker because it imparts most of the flavor into the wine.
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The purpose was to eliminate carbonation and get it to room temperature, the theory being that makes it go down easier. One accepted ring dunk law of nature is that what goes down usually comes up. That's why Petter stayed away from her favorite, Lone Star Beer, so she wouldn't associate it with vomit.
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When storing wine, the ideal temperature is between 12ºC to 14ºC, to be maintained at a constant all year round. Avoid storing your wine in hot places like an uninsulated shed or garage, near a fireplace (as romantic an image that is), or on top of a cabinet where it could be exposed to hot, rising air.
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Red Wine Should Be Served Cool — 60 to 70 degrees The most common misconception with red wine is that it is ideal to serve it at room temperature, when in fact serving it cool is the best way to enjoy it. To cool red down to its proper temperature, we like to place it in the fridge an hour before serving it.
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['by Katie Delaney.', "That stuff, those icky bits that stick to the bottom and sides of your wine glass… it's called sediment. ... ", 'A wine goes through some very dynamic processes to become the juice it is in the bottle, and sometimes, as a result, particles will become too heavy to stay in suspension and fall out of the wine.']
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Because wine can be made in so many different ways, it's impossible to give you a hard out on all wines. ... The best way to keep wine after you've opened it, is to remember to recork it and put it in the fridge. By recorking and refrigerating, you're limiting the wine's exposure to oxygen, heat, and light.
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Aerating wine — especially but not exclusively red wine — helps begin that same process of softening tannins and rounding out texture. ... Any non-reactive container will do; the idea is to release the wine and its potential aromas and flavors from the confines of the bottle. It's that “hour or so” that annoys us so.
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There are many reasons why speakers designed to be used in the conventional upright position, as above, should not be positioned on their sides. ... Turning the speaker on its side will result in sounds from the two drivers arriving at different times.
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Cool, dark place (18 degrees celcius is ideal) -- kinda like vino. You can refrigerate it but then you'll have to let it sit at room temp before using it for about an hour if you do put it in the fridge.
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Red wine, in moderation, has long been thought of as heart healthy. The alcohol and certain substances in red wine called antioxidants may help prevent coronary artery disease, the condition that leads to heart attacks. Any links between red wine and fewer heart attacks aren't completely understood.
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Lying on your back puts too much pressure on key blood vessels, slowing circulation, and lying on your stomach puts pressure on your expanding uterus. The left side is best for relieving pressure on the liver and improving circulation. Oops!
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But boxed wine is better environmentally because it is being compared to the current packaging of choice, heavy glass bottle. With drinking water, most companies supply their product in plastic bottles which is relatively light and recyclable (although sometimes it is still transported from halfway around the world).
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The answer is that cork is a natural substance, and has much more to give than it takes. Firstly, it allows the wine to breathe slowly in the bottle as it matures. That's not because it allows the wine to interact with the outside environment but because there is oxygen in cork itself.
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There's a fair bit of resistance to the prop turning in the water. The left side of the boat tends to get physically pushed down [in the water] by 2˚ or 3˚. ... In the end, the answer is one of convention; people, including boat builders, are used to seeing steering controls on the right, so builders put them on the right.
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Start out on your left side at night to prevent heartburn and allow gravity to move waste through your colon. Alternate sides if your shoulder bothers you.
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It's similar with wine. The best way to keep wine after you've opened it, is to remember to recork it and put it in the fridge. By recorking and refrigerating, you're limiting the wine's exposure to oxygen, heat, and light.