nolesrule
Senior HTF Member
I actually agree with you Johnny. Room temp is a little too warm for reds. But we were mainly talking about storage, not serving temp.
Red wines should be served between 57 and 68 degrees. A bottle of wine will raise approximately 2 deg. for every 10 minutes at room temperature once removed from a cooler. I store my reds at 55 deg, so if I wait 30 minutes, the serving temp out of my wine cooler will be at about 61 deg.
I found a chart online that I use as a general reference for serving temperature:
42-54 F - sparkling wine
48-54 F - rosé wine
48-58 F - white wine, light sherry
57-68 F - red wine, fortified wine, dark sherry
Serving a wine at too cold a temperature will actually mask the bouquet and taste.
Red wines should be served between 57 and 68 degrees. A bottle of wine will raise approximately 2 deg. for every 10 minutes at room temperature once removed from a cooler. I store my reds at 55 deg, so if I wait 30 minutes, the serving temp out of my wine cooler will be at about 61 deg.
I found a chart online that I use as a general reference for serving temperature:
42-54 F - sparkling wine
48-54 F - rosé wine
48-58 F - white wine, light sherry
57-68 F - red wine, fortified wine, dark sherry
Serving a wine at too cold a temperature will actually mask the bouquet and taste.