18°C |
Northern Rhone reds,
California Cabernet Sauvignon,
Australian Shiraz
( approx. 4 hrs room temperature ) |
| 17°C |
Bordeaux, Chateauneuf-du-Pape,
Catalonian and Australian Cabernet,
Ribera del Duero, Chilean Cabernet,
South African Cabernet and Pinotage |
16°C |
Red Cote d'Or Burgundy,
southern French reds,
southern Italian reds, Rioja, Toro,
Australian and California Pinot Nior |
15°C |
Cote Chalonnaise, Douro red table wines,
young Zinfandel, Oregon Pinot Noir,
New Zealand Cabernet and Pinot Noir |
14°C |
Chinon, Bourgueil,
northern Italian and Washington State Cabernet Sauvignon,
Valpolicella, young Chianti |
12-13°C |
Young Beaujolais,
red Sancerre, Bardolino, Lago di Caldaro,
young Spanish and Portuguese reds |
10°C |
Sauternes, top white Cote d'Or Burgundy,
sweet German wines, Tokay, Canadian Icewine,
Australian liqueur Muscat |
10°C |
Rhine and Mosel Kabinett and Spatlese,
Italian oaked Cardonnay, oaked white Rioja,
California and Australian Chardonnay |
9°C |
Good white Pessac-Leognan and Graves,
north-eastern Italian whites,
Washington State Chardonnnay,
Chilean Chardonnay, Australian Semillon,
New Zealand Chardonnay |
8°C |
Alsace, Chablis, Cote Chalonnaise and Maconnais whites,
dry German wines, Franken wines,
Austrian Riesling, English wines,
Australian Riesling, Cabernet and Grenache rose |
7°C |
Good Champagne and sparkling wine,
Sancerre, New York State,
Chilean and New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc |
6°C |
White Bordeaux, Muscadet, Anjou,
other Sauvignons, Asti, unoaked whie Rioja,
'flying winemaker' unoaked Chardonnay |
5°C |
Qba German wines, Soave,
young Spanish and Portuguese whites,
Vinho Verde, Swiss Chasselas,
Austrian Gruner Veltliner, cheap rose |
2°C |
Cheap sparkling wines
( approx. 4 hrs in refrigerator ) |
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Black Grapes
White Grapes