Red and white wine serving temperature: tables

The tradition of drinking wine came to us from European countries. At the same time, many still do not know, which wine is served with the meat, fish, vegetable dishes and the order of serving certain wines, and finally, what temperature the wine should be, to get the opportunity, to enjoy the taste of the divine drink as much as possible.

To make your task easier and to help you choose a wine for an event, we will tell you about it, at what temperature red and white wines are served.

How to measure the temperature of wine

Let's start with that, why do you need to measure the temperature of wine at all. The point is, that our taste buds are arranged that way, that too cold wines seem tasteless to us, as part of the receptors on the tongue loses its sensitivity, and warm faults are sour and too strong. So., wine should be served at this temperature, which will fully reveal the taste of alcohol. Each type of wine has its own serving temperature.

The temperature of the wine is measured with a conventional liquid thermometer. The classic version of the kitchen thermometer for wine is the thermometer's brother, how mothers measure the temperature of water for bathing babies. The principle of operation of the thermometer for wine is the same. It should be immersed in a bottle and evaluated after a while, at what mark was recorded crawling up a red stripe. However, Infrared thermometers are now available, which do not require immersion. It is enough to raise such thermometer to liquid and in some seconds to estimate result on the electronic board.

However, such thermometers are inaccurate. After all, for wine, an error of even ten degrees can be critical. It is better to use immersion thermometers. For convenience, many manufacturers build them directly into the corkscrew.

About the temperature of wine supply

Wine supply temperature

Much depends on the correct temperature of the wine, example, will you enjoy the drink or not.

If you periodically taste different wines, can be felt, that some drinks like more chilled, and others are more pleasant to drink warm. The point is, that some aromatic substances, contained in wines, evaporate at different temperatures. That is why the temperature of the wine so affects the taste of alcohol. A common opinion about that, that the wine should be kept in the refrigerator before serving, remains just a myth. Guilt, chilled to 3-5 degrees, do not open your bouquet. Cold red wines can turn into excessive tannins. And vice versa, too warm wines become incomprehensible and sluggish.

Room temperature 20-25 degrees too high for red, and for white wines. However, if you hold on, red wine 10-15 minutes in the refrigerator, its taste will change for the better.

If you are unsure, at what temperature to serve wine, it is better to cool it. Excessively chilled wines are quickly warmed in glasses, but it is almost impossible to cool excess warm wine quickly.

The exception is sparkling wines - they are always served chilled.

From all this the conclusion is as follows: heat increases the strength of the drink, and the cold increases the acidity of the wine. And only the right temperature allows the wine to unfold.

And one more rule: the better and more expensive wine, the less it must cool.

Red wine serving temperature

Light and fruity wines

Such wines have little tannins and most of them have a sparse color. They are drunk exclusively fresh and young.

Supply temperature: 10-13 ° C.

Light fruit wines are:

• humor;
• Valpolicella;
• Italian wine Barbera;
• pomegranate wine;
• Tarrango from Australia.

Thick and dark wines

This type of drink has very complex bouquets, giving black currants, chocolate, menthol, as well as woody aromas. Such wines have a rich color and rich tannins.

Supply temperature: 15-18 ° C

These include:

• Merlot from Bordeaux;
• Cabernet France;
• Cabernet Sauvignon;
• Negroamaro;
• Thanat from Uruguay;
• Barbaresco and other wines from Nebbiolo;
• Barolo.

Moderate and mild

These wines are made from grape varieties with a thick skin. Requires endurance. Moderate and soft wines have a vanilla aroma, spices, plum toffee, strawberries, raspberries.

Supply temperature: 14-17 ° C.