The Wines Temperature
Serving Temperature
Does white wine have to be really cold and red wine stored according to the room’s temperature? The answer is no, actually in many occasions white wine is served to cold and red whine is served to warm. Even though that some people prefer to have their red whine just a notch cooler than the ordinary. The temperature is a personal matter of taste however to provide the wine with full justification it is only “right” to have it according to the fallowing:
Powerful red wines
15-18 degrees Celsius is the right temp. Médoc, Côte Rôtie, Pommard, Bandol, Fitou, Madiran and wine that is made on the grapes Syrah or Carbine Savignon.
Gentle or light red wines
Sweet and half sweet white wines
Does white wine have to be really cold and red wine stored according to the room’s temperature? The answer is no, actually in many occasions white wine is served to cold and red whine is served to warm. Even though that some people prefer to have their red whine just a notch cooler than the ordinary. The temperature is a personal matter of taste however to provide the wine with full justification it is only “right” to have it according to the fallowing:
Powerful red wines
15-18 degrees Celsius is the right temp. Médoc, Côte Rôtie, Pommard, Bandol, Fitou, Madiran and wine that is made on the grapes Syrah or Carbine Savignon.
Gentle or light red wines
12-14 degrees Celsius: Alsace Pinot Noir, Beaujolais and Touraine.
White dry wines
8-12 degrees Celsius: Chablis, Muscadet, Sancerre, Côte du Jura, Alsace Riesling and wines made upon the grape Chardonnay.
Rosé wine
8-12 degrees Celsius: Côtes de Provence, Tavel and Rosé from Loire.
Sweet and half sweet white wines
6-8 degrees Celsius: Sauternes, Monbazillac, Alsace vendanges tardives and Côteaux du Layon
Vins Doux Naturels and powerful wines
6-8 degrees Celsius: Muscat de Rivesaltes, Muscat de Frontignan, Muscat du Cap Corse, Banyuls, Pineau des Charentes and Floc de Gascogne.
Champagne and other sparkling wines
Champagne and other sparkling wines
6-8 degrees Celsius: Champagne, Crémants from Alsace, Loire, Clairette de Die and Blanquette de Limoux.
To cool a wine
The fastest and easiest way to cool a wine is to have a bucket half with ice and half with cold water. There are also certain cooling devises that you can buy which cools the wine for a fixed temperature for a few hours.
To “Chambrera” wine
To Chambrera a wine is to literally transform the wine into the room’s temperature. Although, before the rooms temperature where not more than 20 degrees Celsius. So when we speak about rooms temperature we mean a temperature around 16-18 degrees.
Red wines that are a little bit rougher and tannin could be served with 18 degrees. More Gentle wines preferred to be served a little bit cooler. The right temperature should be 12-14 degrees.
Red wines that are a little bit rougher and tannin could be served with 18 degrees. More Gentle wines preferred to be served a little bit cooler. The right temperature should be 12-14 degrees.
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