Is Your Wine Sick?

I’ve been having so much fun today searching the internet. I found some very cool gadgets and tools for us winos. Like this one by Nuvo Vino the first infrared thermometer designed to quickly take your wines temperature! Because it does make a difference according to Emile Peynad who was a legendary Bordeaux oenologist and author of The Taste of Wine! And she is right; many times Reds are served to warm and whites are served to chilled! I also chill my reds because they are served so warm it makes them unappealing to me and I LOVE red wines. I am the quintessential Rebel Red girl!

In order to serve wine at a proper temperature, it’s often necessary to ‘unlearn’ some of the basic rules you’ve learned.

For example, the expression ‘room temperature’ is no longer relevant to wine. Modern central heating systems cause rooms to exceed 72°F. At that temperature, all wines lose their appeal.

The tendency of most wine drinkers is to overestimate the difference between wines – serving whites too cold and reds too warm. This is a reason that many white wine drinkers dislike red wine. To them it tastes too rich, syrupy, and exudes too much alcohol. A red wine served at an appropriate temperature greatly lessens those characteristics.

Another tragic myth is that white wine should be served out of the refrigerator. At 40°F, any wine’s aroma and flavor will be completely imprisoned.

All joking aside I think this is a must for your wine tool kit. Not only is it really cool but it is intelligent adding to your savvy image you are building amongst your wine drinking pals!

Here are some tools I found really useful and educational:
Wine Temperature Chart
Wine Temperature Facts

In addition, I highly recommend clicking on the Wine Temperature Tutorial in the bottom right hand corner! Great information.