Practical Tips For Storing Wine; Drinking Temperatures - Gaggenau RW262 Gebrauchsanleitung

Practical tips for storing wine

Unpack bottles of wine do not leave in crates or
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cardboard boxes before storing in the refrigerator
compartment.
Place old bottles so that the cork is always wet. There
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should never be an air gap between the wine and
the cork.
The open bottle shelves are especially suitable
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because they do not interrupt the air circulation.
As a result, the atmospheric humidity which
condenses on the bottles quickly dries again.
Before the wine is drunk, it should be "warmed up"
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(chambré):
Place e.g. rosé wine on the table approx. 2-5 hours
before drinking, red wine 4-5 hours before drinking.
The wine will then be at the correct drinking
temperature.
Sparkling wine and Champagne should be cooled
in the refrigerator shortly before drinking.
Remember that wine should always be cooled slightly
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lower than the ideal serving temperature, as its
temperature increases by 1 to 2 °C as soon
as it is poured into a glass!

Drinking temperatures

The correct serving temperature is crucial for the taste
and therefore your enjoyment of the wine.
We recommend serving wine at the following drinking
temperatures:
Type of wine
Bordeaux red
Côtes du Rhône red/Barolo
Burgundy red/ Bordeaux red
Port
Young Burgundy red
Young red wine
Young Beaujolais/
all white wines with little residual sugar
Old white wines/ Chardonnay
Sherry
Young white wines from late vintage
White wines Loire/ Entre deux Mers
Drinking
temperature
18 °C
17 °C
16 °C
15 °C
14 °C
12 °C
11 °C
10 °C
9 °C
8 °C
7 °C
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