Spring is here, and it’s the perfect time to declutter and refresh your living space. Beyond the usual weekly dusting and vacuuming, let’s tackle some often-overlooked areas! 

Let’s talk about those wine shelves! Spring cleaning is the ideal opportunity to go through all your bottles to remind yourself of the amazing wine you have stored up. Make little tags with when you complete goals, special moments, or even hard days to open that bottle to help you celebrate or unwind. 

While putting those bottles back we want to make sure you are storing them correctly so they can last as long as possible. Ideally, store wine in a cool, dark place with a consistent temperature. No big deal if you don’t have a wine fridge, a cool basement or closet can work. Storing bottles horizontally helps keep the cork moist, which prevents it from drying out and letting air in. 

If you already have your wine glasses pulled off the shelf, here are some polishing tips! 

• Use a microfiber cloth to gently polish glass surfaces
• Use steam from a boiling pot of water or steamer
• Never hold the base plate and the bowl at the same time when drying or polishing the glass, as this can cause the stem to break due to twisting
• To polish the bowl, first hold the glass with a drying cloth directly under the bowl with one hand or place the bowl in one hand and carefully polish the inside and outside of the bowl with the other hand using the second drying cloth

This spring, we are going to knock out the spring cleaning early, kick our feet up and enjoy sipping on a glass of wine. Make sure to tag one of those bottles for when spring cleaning is complete!