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Serving Temperatures of Wine |
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Serving Temperatures |
Type of Wine |
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39°F / 4°C |
This temperature can be achieved by leaving the bottle in the refrigerator for about 4 hours |
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65°F / 18°C |
Australian Shiraz, California Cabernet Sauvignon, Rhône Wines, Vintage Port |
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63° / 17°C |
Bordeaux, Châeauneuf-du-Pape, Ribera delDuero, South African Pinotage and Catalonian, Chilean, and Australian Cabernet |
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61°F / 16°C |
Red Côte d'Or Burgandy, southern French Reds, southern Italian reds, Rioja, Toro, Australian and California Pinot Noir, Tawny and Ruby Ports |
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50°F / 15°C |
Côte Chalonnaise, Douro red table wines, young Zinfandel, Oregon Pinot Noir, New Zealand Cabernet and Pinot Noir, Oloroso and Cream sherries, Bual and malmsey Maderias |
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57°F / 14°C |
Chinon, Bourgueil, northern Italian and Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon, Valpolicella, young Chianti |
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55°F / 13°C |
Young Beaujolais, red Sancerre, Bardolino, Lago di Caldaro, young Sanish and Portuguese reds, vin de pays |
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50°F / 10°C |
California and Australian Chardonnay, Sauternes, top white Côte d'Or Burgundy, sweet German Wines, Rhine and Mosel Kabinett and Spätlese, Tokay, Australian liqueur Muscat, Italian oaked Chardonnay, oaked white Rioja, Fino and Amontillado Sherries, sercial Maderia, white Port |
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48°F / 9°C |
Good white Pessac-Léognan and Graves, north-eastern Italian whites, Washington State Chardonnay, Chilean Chardonnay, Australian Semillon, New Zealand Chardonnay |
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46°F / 8°C |
Alsace, Chablis, Côte Chalonnaise and mâconnais whites, dry German wines, Franken wines, Austrian Riesling, English wines, Australian Reisling, Cabernet and grenache rosé |
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45°F / 7°C |
Good Champagne and Sparkling wine, Sancere, new York State, Chilean and New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc |
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43°F / 6°C |
White Bordeaux, Muscadet, Anjou, other Sauvignons, Asti, unoaked white Roja |
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41°F / 5°C |
Qba German wines, Soave, young Spanish and Portuguese whites, Vinho Verde, Swiss Chasselas, Austrian Grüner Veltliner, cheap rosé |
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36° – 39°F / 3°C |
Cheap sparkling wines |
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STORAGE |
Wine should be stored between 50 and 55 degrees F. with 70% humidity and should be free of light and vibration. The bottles should be stored on their sides to keep the cork moist |
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