How to Store Champagne

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Store your champagne in a cool area.. Keep your champagne away from sunlight.. Set your bottles on a flat, sturdy surface.

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Store your champagne in a cool area.

Step 1

Store your champagne in a cool area.

2

Keep your champagne away from sunlight.

Step 2

Keep your champagne away from sunlight.

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Set your bottles on a flat, sturdy surface.

Step 3

Set your bottles on a flat, sturdy surface.

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Store your bottles for no more than 5 days if opened or 1 month if sealed.

Step 4

Store your bottles for no more than 5 days if opened or 1 month if sealed.

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Acquire a champagne storage rack or shelving unit.

Step 5

Acquire a champagne storage rack or shelving unit.

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Place your rack in a humid, insulated room.

Step 6

Place your rack in a humid, insulated room.

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Lay your bottles flat on the rack.

Step 7

Lay your bottles flat on the rack.

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Keep your bottles at about 55 °F (13 °C).

Step 8

Keep your bottles at about 55 °F (13 °C).

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Cover the room's windows to keep sunlight out.

Step 9

Cover the room's windows to keep sunlight out.

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Store your champagne for up to 5 days if opened or 10 years if sealed.

Step 10

Store your champagne for up to 5 days if opened or 10 years if sealed.

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Cool champagne gradually using a refrigerator.

Step 11

Cool champagne gradually using a refrigerator.

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Chill your bottle quickly using a bucket of ice.

Step 12

Chill your bottle quickly using a bucket of ice.

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Take your champagne out when it is about 48 °F (9 °C).

Step 13

Take your champagne out when it is about 48 °F (9 °C).

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Store opened, chilled champagne bottles in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Step 14

Store opened, chilled champagne bottles in the fridge for up to 5 days.

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Place sealed, chilled champagne bottles back in your storage room.

Step 15

Place sealed, chilled champagne bottles back in your storage room.

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