Rwd Wine Chilled or Not

[BJS]

Should red wine be cooled/chileed before opening

[Sqad]

The choice is yours.

[ummmm]

I prefer it chilled...most people don't seem to though.

I'm not the biggest red wine fan though..

[Ankou]

it depends on the characteristics of the wine

and of course, personal cjoice

[LoftyLottie]

Absolutely. Drink it how you enjoy it. That is what matters. Some people will say open the bottle, let it breathe for a while and serve at room temperature. However, there are red wines about where they advise drinking chilled.

Personally, I will drink it however it comes.

Enjoy

[LoftyLottie]

Hi Ankou.

Just in case I don't 'meet up' with you before Christmas, have a good time. I sincerely hope all is well! xx

(Sorry for interruption BJS)

[Count-A-Strong]

I've designed a few wine rooms for fine dining restaurants and the clients always request that an air con unit be provided within the room to keep the temperature at around 16 deg c.

[Ankou]

if really uncertain about serving temperature, always err on the side of caution and serve the wine a little too cold (exept mulled of course). a wine served in this way will soon warm up in the glass, probably releasing a sequence of pleasing aromas as it does so. if very cold, cupping the hand around the body of the glass will encourage the wine to warm.

there is no easy way, however, of cooling a wine served too warm.

[Ankou]

you too loftylottie

(mistletoe)
xxx

[andy-hughes]

The rule was always white - chilled, red - room temp.

However, as wine has become more acceptable and popular, a lot of the snobbery about it has dropped off, and increasingly, people simply follow their own preferences, and drink red wine with fish, and white wine with meat.

Tthe rule is - drink it how you like it - there's no-one there with a clip-board frowning and knocking points off!

[LoftyLottie]

Very enjoyable Ankou ;o) x

[Answerprancer]

I've always believed that red wine is supposed to be served at room temperature and only white or rosé is chilled.

[McMouse]

Drink any wine how and when you like it. I prefer most reds at around room temperature but have tasted some very refreshing chilled ones.

[society]

I'm curious BJ, why didn't you spell the word 'R E D' instead of using 'Rwd? It's the same amount of letters. Not having a dig at you, just curious. Perhaps it's something new I might learn.

[Count-A-Strong]

The room temperature rule has gone out of the window since houses became generally better heated and insulated.

[Count-A-Strong]

society - look at your keyboard 'w' is next to 'e' - a simple typo.

[mike11111]

As W and E are next to each other on the keyboard, I suspect a mere typo.

[society]

You know count, after I posted I realised that. I feel like I put my foot in my mouth now.

How did it go with Zac,,,?

[Count-A-Strong]

Is there an echo in here ;-)

[Sooper]

Im rather partial to a cheeky red called Tarrango produced by the Brown Brothers which recommends that its best served chilled and its really rather tasty!

[Count-A-Strong]

No luck society 8-((