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.
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C |
F |
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|
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. Serve Chianti, Zinfandel |
|
14 |
57 |
Serve Tawny Port, Madeira |
|
13 |
55 |
Ideal wine storage temperature |
|
12 |
54 |
Serve Beaujolais, Rose |
|
11 |
52 |
Serve Viognier, Sauterne |
|
10 |
50 |
Minimum cellar temperature |
|
9 |
48 |
Serve Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc |
|
8 |
47 |
Serve Riesling |
|
7 |
45 |
Serve Champange |
|
6 |
43 |
Serve Ice Wines |
|
5 |
41 |
Serve Asti Spumanti |
|
4 |
39 |
|
|
3 |
37 |
|
|
2 |
36 |
Refrigerator temperature |
|
1 |
34 |
|
|
0 |
32 |
Freezing |
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|
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Room Temperature |
|
Slightly Chilled |
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Chilled |
|
Cold |
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Cellar temparture range |
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* Adapted with permission from James Wilson
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