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Temperatures to Serve Wine
It’s your lucky Friday! It’s a double posting today! But hey, let’s get straight to the point! After all, it’s Friday!!
I have been given lots of questions recently, especially on my
Yourwinegirl Fan Page about what are the ideal temperatures at which to serve wines. Now, as some of you may have noticed, there are many different types of wines out there. I hope to touch on every type that I can on my blog, but that also means that there are different temperatures to serve these wines at in order to be able to taste and enjoy your wines to their full potential.
Below, I have included a chart that I was given in school, that from time to time I need to reference to. On top of this information, a good rule of thumb for serving wines:
REDS: Chill 15 minutes before serving (Yes, you can chill red wines… to actually have them at room temperature is a little too warm for most red wines)
WHITES: Let it stand/Remove from refrigerator 15 minutes before serving
Service Temperatures:
Very Cold
39-43°F
Sparkling and sweet white wines
Cold
43-50°F
Dry white wines, rosés, and top quality Champagne
Cellar Temperature
55-57°F
Top Quality Chardonnay and light reds
Just Below Room Temperature
57-64°F – Full bodied Reds
Hope you guys find this chart a little handy dandy and answers at least some of your questions. 🙂 If you have any more questions, please feel free to leave comments or send me a message or comment on my fan page: Yourwinegirl
Have a great weekend everybody!!! Cheers!!
“We All Need A Little Grape Therapy.”
Happy Friday Chardonnay Tasting!!
Behold! My Wine Lovers! Seems we keep missing each other!! 🙂 Sorry for the delay this week, but all is now well!
Proceeding onward, this week’s wine bottle tasting is the Bonterra Chardonnay 2011. An organic grape white wine, (apparently I seem to keep picking up these organic whites!), this California wine is a wonderful complement to almost anything!!
Bonterra
Chardonnay 2011
Made with Organic Grapes
Mendocino County
“Bonterra was founded on a philosophy that farming organically produces the purest, most flavorful fruit. This holistic approach balances the land and the surrounding habitat of wasps, birds and wildlife to produce wines of unmatched flavor and distinction. Our Chardonnay is filled with flavors of green apple, pear, citrus and hints of French and American oak.”
WARNING: THIS PARAGRAPH CONTAINS MANY BOLD WORDS. IN CASE YOU WERE EVER WONDERING WHAT A WINE TERM MEANS, AN EASY EXPLANATION WILL FOLLOW AFTER. ENJOY!!
What better wine to drink just about everything with, than this awesome Chardonnay?? This amazingly cheap and fully organic wine (it’s certified by the California Certified Organic Farmers), is incredibly
golden in color, (the main color of the wine. Sometimes also referred to as the core.)
medium bodied, (how heavy the wine is. This can range from light to heavy.) and wonderfully smooth with
aromas (what you smell when you maybe take a quick whiff when poured into your glass, OR when the bottle is opened) of lemon, pear, apple, some slight
toast, and butter (when these two words are seen in descriptions, either together or just one by itself, it means that there is some OAK influence. Oak aging usually gives off an aroma and/or taste of toast, and sometimes butter), that bring your taste buds alive as you can taste the refreshing and slightly tart lemon that brightens your entire mouth!
Enjoy this wonderful wine with anything from baked sweet potatoes and vegetables, to chilled seafood or pot stickers!! Just about anything fancies this under $10 wine and really intensifies the wonderful flavors.
So why yes, of course, sit back, relax and enjoy this beautiful bonterra out on the patio while watching the sunset. 🙂
Happy Friday Everyone! Cheers!
Average Price: $9.99 – And of course, your girl found it for a deal at Costco for $8.99 It’s also available in grocery stores and liquor stores for just about the same price when on sale!
*“his lips drink water but his heart drinks wine” *
Sparkling Wine Thursday Tasting!
Welcome Back! It’s that time again my wine lovers!! It’s Wine Thursday Tasting!! Sorry for the delay, but hey, your girl’s gotta work. 🙂
This week’s lovely wine selection is the Cruse Brut Blanc de Blanc Sparkling Wine. Yes, this bubbly is from France! Bubbly from the motherland. And why No, I have not gone all high and mighty on you, because this is an excellent French bubbly for an awesome price!
Cruse Brut
Blanc De Blancs
Sparkling Wine
“This crisp, fruit-driven sparkler is filled with fresh notes of apple and peach, touched with just a hint of toast. An amazing value that is sure to please your guests, this delight is also great for mimosas and bellinis.”
A wonderfully clear, pale golden wine with a tremendous amount of fine, tiny bubbles, (it’s really fun to see all the bubbly), this wine lures you in with the abundant aromas of honeysuckle, and light, fluffy bread and butter. (Now, I know that sounds weird, but the bread and butter taste is actually quite common in sparkling wine. Why you wonder?? Because this is a natural occurring aroma that happens as the bubbles are made. The ingredient responsible for making the bubbles?
Yeast. Yeast is a must in wine making… it’s what actually is responsible for converting juice into wine… and for sparkling wine, the yeast actually sits in the bottle, or tank, with the juice. While it sits in with the wine, the more bread and butter taste it produces, and usually, the more carbonation it builds inside the container. Though each type of sparkling wine is made in a different method (which will be explained in my sparkling wine page), this is usually the foundation for all sparkling wine. A little wine trivia for you, and maybe your answer to what is that bubbly taste? ) Leaving your nose and making your mouth water, you can literally taste the peach, apricots, and crisp apple as this bubbly finishes off, and leaves you begging for more from this under $10 wine!
Enjoy with some chilled seafood, light salads, parmesan cheese, or, if it’s not quite sweet enough for you, as a mimosa, and you will not be disappointed. Me, I happened to have it with chilled lobster (it was on sale), and parmesan cheese, and my mouth could not stop smiling. 🙂
Enjoy with some chilled seafood, light salads, parmesan cheese, or, if it’s not quite sweet enough for you, as a mimosa, and you will not be disappointed. Me, I happened to have it with chilled lobster (it was on sale), and parmesan cheese, and my mouth could not stop smiling. 🙂
So put a bottle in the fridge, get comfy, and cool off with a glass while enjoying the sunset.
Happy Thursday Everyone! Cheers!
Average Price: $6.99 – But, I found mine for $5.99 at Total Wine in Dallas, where it is constantly stocked! (And if you happen to stop by, say hi to my friend Joseph, who is always happy to help any wine lover! )
**The tasting video will be following shortly! Please Stay Tuned!**
“Age is just a number. It’s totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.”
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE WINE WEDNESDAY!!!!
Whoo!! It’s What’s Today’s Wine Wednesday Tasting Time!!! (Yes, I know it’s a tongue twister 😛 ) This week’s wine selection is the H3 Horse Heaven Hills Columbia Crest 2010 Les Chevaux Red Wine. A wine from one of my favorite locations, Washington state, I have been dying to try this bottle!
Columbia Crest
2010 Les Chevaux Red Wine
“Washington state’s famed Horse Heaven Hills, named for the wild horses that once roamed this area, have been home to the Columbia Crest winery for over two decades. Our winemaker blends innovation and tradition to capture this unique basalt and bedrock terroir creating wines that highlight the intensity of these grapes. Les Chevaux (French for “the horses”) is a special blend of varietals from the Horse Heaven Hills AVA and personifies the legacy of the wild horses that once roamed this fabled area.”
Rated 90 points by Wine Spectator (it’s a pretty awesome magazine that gives ratings… basically like a test grade. Those rated 85 and above are usually pretty darn good ), this medium bodied wine is amazing!! Like being in the hills of heaven, you can taste all the love and passion that went into making this beautiful dark, ruby colored wine as soon as you open the bottle. Filling your nose with aromas of dark fruits, strawberries, and earthiness (think of mother nature), you can literally taste the nuttiness, candied fruits and slight chocolate as this red liquid coats your mouth into happiness. A wonderfully, lingering smooth finish, you can enjoy a glass with the dark meat of your choice. I enjoyed this with a slightly peppered steak and roasted vegetables, and it was incredible (so good in fact, my boyfriend and I drank over half the bottle)!! Simply becoming one of my new favorite wines, this bottle is all yours for under $15!
So sit back, relax, sear up some meat (isn’t July 4th tomorrow? ) and enjoy a glass of red in celebration of our red, white, and blue!
Happy Independence Day! Cheers!
Happy Independence Day! Cheers!
Average Price: $14.99 – However, I found mine at Costco (you DO NOT NEED A COSTCO MEMBERSHIP TO PURCHASE ALCOHOL… in case you were wondering) for $9.99!
HumpDay Wine Tasting!
Hi Everyone!! It’s WEDNESDAY!!! And you all know what that means, Wine Tasting Day!! 🙂 This week’s selected wine is the Organic, Un-Oaked Natura Chardonnay, from an area well known for Chardonnay, Casablanca Valley, located in Chile.
Made with Organically Grown Grapes
From Valle De Casablanca in Chile.
“Produced by Emiliana Vineyards from 100% organically grown grapes. Organic Viticulture brings forth the true character of the vineyard terroir and allows the grapes to express themselves fully. As a result, distinctive flavors emerge, making a remarkably unique and complex wine.”
A medium bodied wine, this lightly golden colored beauty is wonderfully balanced and utterly fabulous! Grown in the pure and un-altered soils of Casablanca Valley, this wine does speak for its name, as the free, natural and wonderful aromas of pineapples, apples, lemon and slight grapefruit, come forth with a slight acidity, but leaves your mouth feeling wonderfully full and refreshed with it’s smooth finish. This is absolutely one of the best wines that I have tasted, and all for under $10! So pick up a bottle, and enjoy a glass with some light pasta or fish, (personally, I like it with some bread and Parm cheese, and some citrus fruit), while enjoying the sunset from your patio!
Happy HumpDay! Cheers!
Average Price: $8.99 – However, I found mine on sale at Sprouts at 2/$10!
**The video tasting will be following shortly, so stay tuned!!***
*”Wine Is Bottled Poetry.”*
“What’s Today’s Wine Wednesday Tasting?”
Hi Guys!
Time to get those dusty wine glasses ready!! Starting NEXT WEDNESDAY I will be conducting weekly
“What’s Today’s Wine Wednesday Tasting?!”
Now what exactly is this, you may ask. How many of us look forward to Wednesday, because it’s “humpday?” We can’t wait to get the week over, and look forward to that Friday Happy Hour and relax!
Now every humpday, I will conduct a new wine tasting so you have an awesome wine to look forward to drinking come Happy Hour! 🙂 🙂 🙂
So sit back, relax and enjoy next week’s “What’s Today’s Wine Wednesday Tasting?!”
*”How About A Little Cheese To Go With Your Wine”*
YourWineGirl…….. Wine.Simply.Answered
Welcome to YourWineGirl. Wine.Simply.Answered! My name is Melanie, and I am, you guessed it, YourWineGirl! 🙂 I am certified by the International Sommelier Guild in Wine Fundamentals, and pursuing more certifications as we speak! (or type) 🙂 I have a passion for wine and love sharing my passion with others. If you’ve ever had a curiosity about wine, even to holding a wine tasting at home, then you’ve come to the right girl!
Each week I will post a new wine tasting where you can ask questions or leave comments, and each week I will post a new wine list of wines I recommend, and being the reasonable sensable girl that I am, are all $15 and below. 🙂
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