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D. Storing wine
It is essential that wine be stored at the right
temperature. Wine stored at a temperature that
is too low will lose its fragrance and fl avour.
Wine stored at a temperature that is too high will
taste too harsh or lose its taste, or its alcohol
content.
Presets Temperatures
Wine type
Notes
1
7 °C
Light dry whites, sweet and mellow wines,
effervescent wines
To bring to serving
temperature (ready to drink)
2
8 °C
Rose wines, champagnes, aromatic white
wines, soft natural wines
To bring to serving
temperature (ready to drink)
3
10 °C
Light red wines and rose champagnes
To bring to serving
temperature (ready to drink)
4
12 °C
Burgundies and white Bordeaux.
Nouveau wines
To store the wine
5
13 °C
Vintage sweet wines, Loire and Beaujolais
wines
To store the wine
6
14 °C
Yellow wines, Alsace wines, Loire wines
To store the wine
7
15 °C
Young red Burgundies and Rhone wines,
old Bordeaux
To store the wine
8
17 °C
Old Burgundies, Bordeaux and young and
tannic red Rhone wines
To bring to room
temperature
