Apart from enjoying the wine right from the glass, many people like the idea of having an extensive collection of different wines coming form different vintages. Avid collectors of such wines should have a pretty good idea on how to store their valuable wines in order for them to be able to appreciate their own collection more. And storing wines is not an easy matter. It requires a thorough knowledge of the different factors that make up the proper storing of wines for long periods.
Most say that wines get better with age. But this is only true if the wines are being stored properly. Improperly storing wines may be enough to lessen their quality in terms of taste and richness. It would be easy for wines to become vinegar if not being stored the right way. Proper storing of wines has been an age old practice.
The Romans have first discovered that wines placed in tightly closed containers could be made to improve without ever going bad. Along with this discovery, the Romans were able to develop further how to properly store their wines that they were able to successfully keep some of their wines for as long as a hundred years. It is just too bad that some of what the Romans knew in wine storing disappeared along with the demise of their Empire.