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===Bottle Orientation===
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A study on still white wines found that in some cases, bottles stored on their sides had slightly less oxidation after 5 years or storage than if they were stored upright, however, the larger variable in the study was the type of cork (natural vs synthetic, with the synthetic cork allowing more oxidation over 5 years of storage than the natural corks). It has long been asserted that still wine should be stored on its side so that the work remains wet. However, this study found that the two types of corks differed in how wet they were when stored upright. One cork remained wet, while the other did not. Regardless of the wetness of the corks, they performed similarly regardless of wetness and bottle orientation (bottle orientation had minor effects in some cases), however, a previous study found that wine bottles stored on their sides were preserved better <ref>[http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1755-0238.2005.tb00036.x/full The impact of closure type and storage conditions on the composition, colour and flavour properties of a Riesling and a wooded Chardonnay wine during five years' storage. ROUMOUNIS, M.J. KWIATKOWSKI, I.L. FRANCIS, H. OAKEY, D.L. CAPONE, B. DUNCAN, M.A. SEFTON, E.J. WATERS. 2005.]</ref>.
* [https://embracethefunk.com/2011/09/29/stand-up-lay-down-upright-sideways-uggghhh/ Brandon Jones article on corked bottle storage (verticle vs horizontal) with comments from Belgian lambic brewers.]
* Pierre Tilquin explains that horizontal storage for corked bottles results in no [[Pellicle]] formation in the bottle <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1210209235673955/?comment_id=1210248462336699&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D Conversation with Pierre Tilquin on MTF regarding horizontal bottle storage. 01/08/2016.]</ref>. Also reported in a side by side comparison by [https://www.facebook.com/groups/MilkTheFunk/permalink/1932957630065775/ James Howat].