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Why wine bottles must lie flat?

Updated: 8/16/2019
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It keeps the wine up against the cork, which keeps the cork from drying out. When the cork dries out it will shrink and either let air into the bottle (ruining the wine), or fall into the bottle (also ruining the wine).

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