The white wines rich in fruit and flower can be served very cold, with a temperature between 4 and 5ºC while the wines with toasted character and aging have a less fresh consumption of about 12ºC.
That white wine is a drink that has more and more followers and that it has become fashionable is a reality. Both in the famous rooftop terraces located on the roofs of New York buildings where you can enjoy an atmosphere with great style, very careful decoration, live music and of course a glass of white wine or a cocktail, passing by a beach bar of your city, now that we are in summer or in your favorite corner, enjoying a sunset ...
The reasons that lead to great success in the consumption of white wine are among others, because they have lower alcohol content than reds, which makes them more drinkable, because its higher acidity transforms into a greater sensation of freshness in the mouth, making this wine a rival of the first magnitude of beer.
On more than one occasion when we are with friends or family at a lunch or dinner, the question about at what temperature the wine should be served, it always comes out. It is not always easy to agree on the temperature of white wine.
What is clear is that white wine is generally served cold. The doubt of the exact temperature of cold that it requires, will depend a little on the time of year and the ambient temperature in which it is going to be consumed, and as in everything, the taste factor of each one, will greatly influence this conclusion.
But, broadly speaking, depending on the type of white wine, we must establish a different temperature. In this way the white wines rich in fruit and flower can be served very cold (between 4 and 5 ° C) while the wines with toasted character and aging have a less fresh consumption of about 12ºC.
From Cavanova we recommend you for this type of wine our professional coolers, which have a capacity of between 2 and 12 bottles.
El care of the operating temperature influences directly on how perceive the aromas of the wine.
At very low temperatures the aromas of the wine are masked and are more difficult to perceive. In addition, flavors that may not be appropriate are enhanced (bitter, salty, etc.).
However, at slightly higher temperatures, a better perception of the aromas is achieved, although an excess can cause the alcohols and the burning of the wine to be enhanced.
How to maintain the ideal temperature for white wine?
Perhaps, as wine consumers, we have ever wondered if we are storing the bottles well at the ideal temperature, so that the wine maintains all its flavor.
We can offer some recommendations, which help to preserve the wine, but the ideal is to have a wine cellar, even a small one, or to have a cooler, in order to guarantee an ideal temperature for white wine.
- Control ambient humidity
- Avoid exposing the wine to direct light
- Strong odor isolation
- Bottle storage position
- Attention to conservation times
White wine in the last summers is taken with ice, for or against?
The world of wines lets go of its hair and, to the joy of some and to the horror of others, it is presented in its lighter, refreshing and summery version to be enjoyed with ice. According to an article in "gastronomistas.com“Some even propose various finishes (fruits, spices…) for a rounder glass. Follow the trend of the temperature of white wines this summer - which is committed to the wine being taken with ice