The wine storage and wine aging temperature calculator is designed to estimate the impact that varying wine storage temperatures will have on a wine's aging potential. Temperature, humidity and light all have an impact on wine aging, however, temperature is the one variable that has the greatest impact. Wine aging is a series of chemical reactions that take place over time. Different temperatures levels can speed up or slow down the chemical reactions within a wine bottle. It is these chemical principles, and their impact on wine aging, that cause wine experts to recommend 55 degrees Fahrenheit, or about 13 degrees Celsius, as the ideal wine storage temperature.

To calculate a wine's aging potential, based on: a) the type of wine and b) the temperature that it is stored at, simply follow the four steps below and click on the Calculate button.

The wine storage and wine aging temperature calculator calculates a wine's estimated average aging potential based on: a) the type of wine, b) the temperature that the wine is stored at and c) an assumption that the rate of chemical reactions within a wine is at a high level. The wine storage and wine aging temperature calculator is provided by winecoolersguide.com and is intended solely for general information and educational purposes. The wine storage and wine aging temperature calculator does not take into account all of the factors that could impact a wine's aging potential including, but not limited to, the wine's vintage, the wine's growing region, the wine's handling and storage prior to your purchase, any variability of the storage temperature and the rate of chemical reactions within the particular wine.