Serving Wine
Temperature
The ideal drinking tempearture for a wine is between
45 and 65 degrees. Wine that is too cool will have a
muted flavor. Wine that is too warm will have a strong
alcohol taste as the alcohol starts to evaporate at
higher temperatures.
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Wine
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Ideal Temperature
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| Sparkling Wines, most
jug type white wines |
37-43 degrees F |
| Most White Wines. Sherry.
Top Champagnes. |
44-50 degrees F |
| White Burgundy. Chardonnays from Australia,
California and Chile. Light Reds. |
51-54 degrees F |
| Most medium bodied reds- heavier Loires,
Chianti, Valpolicella |
55-61 degrees F |
| Robust reds- Bordeaux, Cabernets,
Merlot |
62-65 degrees F |
| Too Warm!! |
66-68 degrees F and up |
| Way Too Warm!! |
68 degrees F |
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