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Serving
wine at the right temperature can be difficult sometimes as
it depends on the type of wine you are drinking AND the taste
of the person drinking that wine. If we look at the majority
of people though, the guidelines below are reliable. Let's explain
a few rules before:
Gas in
wine: The
higher the temperature, the greater the release of gas in the
wine. Try to drink a sparkling wine at room temperature and
you will feel a very unpleasant sparkle. This is why sparkling
wines are drunk at low temperature.
Tannins
in wine: Tannins will feel harsher
at lower temperatures. This is why tannic red wines should be
drunk at 16 or 18 C and lighter wines with lighter tannins can
be drunk cooler.
Alcohol
and sugar:
Alcohol and sugar feel heavier at higher temperature. This is
why sweet wines are prefered to be drunk cooler.
Temperatures'
guidelines - all in celsius degrees:
Sparkling wines
- 8 to 10
Dry and
sweet wines wines, rose wines - 10 to 12
Red wines
with low tannins - 12 to 16
Red wines
with higher tannins, and sweet red wines - 16 to 18 (note
that wines stored in warm houses would need to be cooled in
most cases as well over 18)
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Alfredo
Prunotto Wines is a famous estate from Piedmont Italy
making some of the most complex and exciting wines
in Italy. 