THE IDEAL SERVING TEMPERATURES FOR WINE
Wine can take many years to mature. It is therefore worth taking some precautions when serving your wine.
The main thing to consider is the serving temperature. Wine is a combination of volatile substances, such as ethers, which give it its aromas. These substances evaporate at very specific temperatures, which should be observed.
A wine which is too cold will have no aroma, or very little. In a wine which is too warm, the alcohol will seem very pronounced, all the olfactory elements having then evaporated.
French wines | Australian wines | ||
Alsace | 13 °C | Cabernet sauvignon | 17 °C |
Beaujolais | 10 °C | Cabernet franc | 16 °C |
Sweet White Bordeaux | 6 °C | Chardonnay | 10 °C |
Dry White Bordeaux | 8 °C | Merlot | 17 °C |
Bordeaux Reds | 17 °C | Muscat à petit grain | 6 °C |
Burgundy Whites | 11 °C | Pinot noir | 15 °C |
Burgundy Reds | 18 °C | Sauvignon blanc | 8 °C |
Champagne | 6 °C | Semillon | 8 °C |
Jura | 10 °C | Shiraz | 18 °C |
Languedoc-Roussillon | 13 °C | Verdhelo | 7 °C |
Provence Rosé | 12 °C | ||
Savoie | 9 °C | Other wines | |
Dry White Loire Wines | 10 °C | ||
Sweet White Loire Wines | 7 °C | California | 16 °C |
Loire Reds | 14 °C | Chile | 15 °C |
Rhône wines | 15 °C | Spain | 17 °C |
Sweet Wines from the South-West | 10 °C | Italy | 16 °C |
Reds from the South-West | 15 °C |
Bringing your wine to the optimal serving temperature is therefore very important.
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