Wine tasting - What are the ideal temperatures to drink wine ?

The dry white Bordeaux Sauvignon and dry Bordeaux Rosé :

  1. During the aperitif : plain or in cocktail, it is better to drink it well chilled (between 4 and 6 degrees) ;
  2. During the meal : to serve chilled (between 6 and 8 degrees) placing your bottle in the door of the fridge two hours before being served.
When you serve the wine, pour it by small quantity to avoid it to warm in the glass and put the bottle in a bucket filled with fresh water or with some icecubes.

The red Bordeaux :

Our red Bordeaux needs to be served brought to room temperature which means 17 or 18 degrees.

However, be carefull when it is a hot day it may be necessary "to chill * " a little bit your wine. Indeed, if you drink your wine when it is too hot, it may not be enjoyed as it should be because alcohol and tannin would be too strong.
It is deeply inadvisable to put a white wine or a rosé in the freezer or in the freezer compartment to cool it in rush, and it is not advisable to place a bottle of red wine near a heating, a fireplace or a cooker when it is too cold.


* to cool a bottle of wine in placing it in the door of the fridge or in the vegetable drawer about half an hour to reduce its temperature.
You must know that a wine too cold can be warmed in the glass whereas a wine too hot can't be chilled.
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