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Serving Temperatures for Wine

Temperature
Wine
4 - 9 ° C
Sweet white wines (the sweeter the wine, the colder it should be), sparkling wines.
8 - 12 ° C
Champagnes (vintages less cool, say 12°), dry white wines, fino sherry.
10 - 12 ° C
Sherry.
10 - 14 ° C
Vin de table, lighter red wines, light Beaujolais.
13 - 15 ° C
Port, Madera, best white wines, fine Burgundy.
14 - 16 ° C
Chianti, Cotes du Rhone, Zinfandel.
15 - 17 ° C
Red Burgundy.
16 - 19 ° C
Best red wines, Claret, best Merlot wines.

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18 ° C Room temperature
11 ° C Cellar temperature - ideal storage temperature.
6 ° C Domestic Fridge.

 
 
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