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How dark does the storage need to be?
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 6:00 am
by 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
Re: How dark does the storage need to be?
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:17 am
by 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!
Re: How dark does the storage need to be?
Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 7:29 pm
by 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.
Re: How dark does the storage need to be?
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:17 am
by 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.
Re: How dark does the storage need to be?
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:42 am
by 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
Re: How dark does the storage need to be?
Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:25 am
by 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.
