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Originally Posted by Giulietta
SAM that is sacrilege to chill red wine. I know some people in the US do that , that is why I told T not to do it!!!
Room Temperature 70ºF leave it here for one hour,and drink. Period. I accept no further discussion 
Let me explain, the average yearly tempertaure here is 70ºF. (54ºF in winter and 90ºF in summer).
You just making the wine feel at "home", and we drink it at our room tempertaure.
The problem is that in the US you have heaters in Winter and too many air conditionings in the summer, so temeprtures might by too high in winter and too cold in summer. Thus the recommendation you have to 60 or º65F !!!! OK??
T, please, get you room at 70ºF and drink it, preferably with a nice beef plate.
If drink off meals, drink in a round large glass, so your nose goes inside the glass when you drink, and sniff it!!
I am eager to know what you think.
Remember, here, we are all "professional" drinkers since age 16!!! And you can get wine anywhere.
Only the whites are refirgerated here, and of course the green wine too. |
hmmm
lemme restate this....according to every expert, wine source and rep i have ever dealt with (and as this is what i do for a living)..no red wine should be served above 68 F..and all should be stored at around 55F
people tend to drink their whites too cold, and their reds too warm (and this includes port)...growing temps notwithstanding, (i have never heard this used as an argument for serving temperatures), you would have to assume that there was a constant day/night year round ambient temp of 70 for this to be a valid argument.
oh, and you are decanting to achieve several different things..softening the tannins in a younger wine, and removing sediment in older ones...
and i do agree w/ G on this..use the right glass for the wine.. (while drinking champagne from the bottle has always been a bohemian favorite pastime
, i do suggest an appropriate stem for the type of wine you are drinking...
http://www.wineenthusiast.com/templa...45CFCD&AfID=CJ
that being said...fine wine, like a fine woman needs to be handled correctly and savored...enjoy the experience.