One glass is too cold, one glass is too hot, and one is just right…hopefully you’ve already experienced how wildly different your coffee, tea, carbonated drinks or soda tastes at different temperatures.
The same applies to wine. Also, some of the more delicate floral aromatics in fine wines are completely subdued at overly cool temperatures or burn off too quickly when the wine is too warm.
Red wine tastes better when served slightly below room temperature from 53- 69 °F (light red wines like Pinot Noir taste better at the cooler end of the spectrum)
White wine tastes great from about 44 – 57 °F. (zesty whites on the cool side and oak-aged whites on the warm side)
The Sparkling; affordable sparklers do great at 38 °F – 45 °F (serve exceptional Champagne and sparkling wines at white wine temperatures) Whatever the party is all about, it is necessary to serve your wine at a temperature that delivers freshness to the palate with lingering notes and a smooth finish.
You decide, if you drink affordable wine most of the time, serving it slightly chilled will disguise most ‘off’ aromas.
Take note, wine above 70 °F will start to smell more alcoholic because of increased ethanol evaporation that occurs as the temperature rises.
So, be cautious when cooling your wine.
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