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the ideal drinking temperature because when you pour the wine into glass,
the temperature of the wine will increase 1 - 2°C immediately!
Drinking Temperature
The correct temperature of pouring wine determines the smell of wine, as well
as the taste of wine.
We recommend you pour wines into glass at the following drinking
temperatures:
Wine Type
Drinking Temperature
Bordeaux red
18°C
Côtes du Rhône red/Barolo
17°C
Burgundy red/Bordeaux red
16°C
Port 15°C
Young Burgundy red
14°C
Young red wine
12°C
Young Beaujolais/all white wines with
little residual sugar
11°C
Old white wines/Chardonnay
10°C
Sherry 9°C
Young white wines from late vintage
8°C
White wines Loire/Entre-deux-Mers
7°C