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The following
chart provides temperature guidelines for cellaring and serving wine.
While your taste should determine your prefered serving temperature,
it is important to store wines within the temperature range shown.
A thermometer is essential for accurate measurement.
Click here to choose the right thermometer for your wine.
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Celsius
|
Fahrenheit
|
|
|
100
|
212
|
Boiling water
|
|
39
|
100
|
Warm bath
|
|
25
|
77
|
Maximum temperature to subject
wine to
|
|
21
|
70
|
|
|
20
|
68
|
|
|
19
|
66
|
Serve Vintage Port
|
|
18
|
64
|
Serve Bordeaux, Shiraz
|
|
17
|
63
|
Serve
Red Burgandy, Cabernet
|
|
16
|
61
|
Serve
Pinot Noir
|
|
15
|
59
|
Maximum
cellar temperature. Chianti, Zinfandel |
|
14
|
57
|
Serve Tawny Port, Madeira |
|
13
|
55
|
Ideal
wine storage temperature |
|
12
|
54
|
Serve Beaujolais, Rosé |
|
11
|
52
|
Serve Viognier,
Sauterne |
|
10
|
50
|
Minimum
cellar temperature |
|
9
|
48
|
Serve
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
|
|
8
|
47
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Serve
Riesling
|
|
7
|
45
|
Serve Champagne
|
|
6
|
43
|
Serve
Ice Wines
|
|
5
|
41
|
Serve Asti Spumanti
|
|
4
|
39
|
|
|
3
|
37
|
|
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2
|
36
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Refrigerator temperature
|
|
1
|
34
|
|
|
0
|
32
|
Freezing
|
| Drinking
Temperatures key – |
Room
Temperature |
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Slightly
Chilled |
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Chilled |
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Cold |
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Cellar temperature
range |
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