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13. SOME USEFUL INFORMATION
Examples of serving temperatures
To be followed when tasting, to avoid missing out on the rich aromas of your wines!
Opinions vary, and the ambient temperature too, but many people agree on the following:
Prestigious Bordeaux wines
– Reds
16
– 17°C
Prestigious Burgundy wines
– Reds
15
– 16°C
Prestigious dry white vintages
14
– 16°C
Light, young, fruity reds
11
– 12°C
Provence rosés, primeur wines
10
– 12°C
Dry whites and vin de pays reds
10
– 12°C
Vin de pays whites
8
– 10°C
Champagnes
7
– 8°C
Sweet wines
6°C
Maturity table in years
APPELLATION
WHITE - ROSÉ
RED
Alsace
1 - 4
Alsace Grands Crus
8 - 12
Beaujolais (crus)
1 - 4
Beaujolais primeur
1 - 2
Bergerac
2 - 3
3 - 4
Bordeaux
2 - 3
3 - 4
Burgundy
5
7
Cahors
5 - 10
Cotes de Provence
1 - 2
2 - 5
Cote Rotie, Hermitage
8
8 - 15
Burgundy grand crus
8 - 10
10 -15
Bordeaux grand crus
8 -10
10 - 15
Jurancon mellow, liquoreux
6 -10
Jurancon dry
2 - 4
Languedoc
1 - 2
2 - 4
Loire
5 - 10
5 - 12
Loire mellow, liquoreux
10 - 15
Mâcon
2 - 3
1 - 2
Montbazillac
6 - 8
Savoie
1 - 2
2 - 4
Rhone Valley
2
4 - 8
Yellow wine
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14. ENVIRONMENT
This appliance is marked according to the European directive 2012/19/CE on Waste Electrical
and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will
help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which
could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product.
The symbol on the product, or on the documents accompanying the product, the Crossed Out Wheelie Bin,
indicates that this appliance may not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the
applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment, or, if you are buying an
equivalent product, to the retailer of the new product.
