Do I store red wine in the refrigerator?

[P. D.]

Just joined a wine club, how do I store these?

[Carolinabear]

Red stays out. Only white and blush go in the fridge.

[sharmel]

No need to store any wine in the refrigerator. Just chill a bottle or carafe as you are getting ready to use it. Normally red wine is drunk at room temperature, to bring out the full body of it, but nobody is going to string you up by the thumbs if you happen to like your red wine chilled, so suit yourself, and down the hatch lol.

[Dude]

nope...

you chill whites before you drink em... you do not need to chill wine to store it and you do not chill reds.

[believeNMe]

Whites in the fridge. Reds at room temp. And never store opened wine - the taste changes and it'll be ruined.

[Cribber]

We drink chilled merlot all the time. Even $50 bottles we chill IF we are not having guests. We like it cold and it is crisp and refreshing. However, other answerers are correct when they say this is not the traditional way to serve red wine and it would be bad form with guests. Generally, wine does not need to be chilled at all (red or white) until just before you drink it. However, if you are specifically speaking of wine that has already been opened, then yes, you need to pop it in the fridge, then let it come up to room temp to drink (following convention). A recorked bottle of wine will be good for about a week. It isn't poison or spoiled after then, just the flavor will be not so good. Shortly later you have a good cooking wine, then shortly after that, a nice salad vinegar. If you are recorking, store the bottle upright in the fridge, to lessen the surface area that is exposed to oxygen. The best scenario is to get one of those corks at the wine store that allows you to pump a little compressed nitrogen into the bottle, but this gadget is a little expensive.

[question mark]

NOOOOOOOOO....It will ruin the quality and the flavor. If you don't finish the bottle, recork it and leave it on the counter.

[Stephen K]

No.

You can keep it in your house, but out of direct sunlight. Fridging it alters the flavor and taste

[Paul Ding]

It's your wine; do as you please.

I store burgandy in the fridge.

[spider 1]

You don't have to unless it's very warm where you are.Putting it in the fridge will cause it no harm but if you want to drink it at room temperature take it out an hour before serving.