How dark does the storage need to be?

[Sebastian T]

I read something and started wondering, HOW dark should the storageplace be?
I have a storage cabinet, vibration free and all, the glass-door is uv-protected but not acctually DARK.
This picture shows it pretty accurate (not the cabinet i have but about the same opacity in the door)
http://shopping.yamagiwa.co.jp/img/good ... OTTAGE.jpg

Is that enough or should i darken it?
Thanks

[Glenn E.]

Sebastian,

That should be fine. I have a similar cabinet. The only additional step that I took was to ensure that no light (especially sunlight) ever shines directly on the door. With a little bit of a tint and UV protection, you should be in good shape!

[Roy Hersh]

I agree with Glenn but one other thing that might be important to protect against is flourescent lighting. Utilize incandescent lighting and with that door's UV protection and you'll be fine.

[Sebastian T]

Glenn, Roy:
Thank you :)

The cabinet stands pretty light, never in direkt sunlight (the sun misses it by a few meters at sunrise), as you can see at my picture.
I will tint the door with a darker window film. And only use incandescent lighting.

[Lars F]

Will light in itself damage wine?
Can it even effect a VP in a black bottle, which to me seems completely non-transparent ???

-Lars

[Peter W. Meek]

The bottle may be black in the visible spectrum and be fairly transparent to UV. UV is the killer; it can cause chemical reactions to happen faster, or even to happen at all.