Wine drinkers: Cold, Slightly Chilled, or Room Temp?

[Thus Spoke Mainer]

I cannot drink cold or chilled wine. The only sensation I "taste" is the cold, not the taste of the wine.
I'll stipulate that room temp is around the mid-60s.

BTW, I like my beer as cold as possible. I pour my beer into a plastic mug that has frozen liquid ice imbedded in it's sides.

 

[BrucePa]

I cannot drink cold or chilled wine. The only sensation I "taste" is the cold, not the taste of the wine.
I'll stipulate that room temp is around the mid-60s.

BTW, I like my beer as cold as possible. I pour my beer into a plastic mug that has frozen liquid ice imbedded in it's sides.

Cellar temperature -- about 55 degrees -- is about right for reds, and they'll . open up as they're exposed to the air and come to room temperature.

Whites can stand a bit more chill, maybe 45-50 degrees.

No wine should be cold. The aroma and flavor don't come alive at refrigerator temperatures.

 

[kijanacat]

I lived in North Italy for six years and room temperature was not 75 to 90 degrees. I agree with the above for reds. Beer, as I understand, if meant to be drunk at about room temperature. This was from a brew master on a late night show, proclaiming that lite-beer was not really beer.

 

[MJG-90]

Reds, if kept at room temp, should be chilled for about an hour prior to serving (to get it into the 60's). If pulled from the cellar, should be at a good temp already.

Whites and roses should be kept refrigerated but then allowed to warm up prior to and while serving (ideally served in the 50's, don't keep on ice like a champagne).

 

[BBrown]

I cannot drink cold or chilled wine. The only sensation I "taste" is the cold, not the taste of the wine.
I'll stipulate that room temp is around the mid-60s.

BTW, I like my beer as cold as possible. I pour my beer into a plastic mug that has frozen liquid ice imbedded in it's sides.

It depends on the wine, at least for me. If its a Red I like it at room temp (low 60's).
If its a Sauvignon Blanc, or Pinot (not a fan of Chardonnay) I like it chilled to cold.

 

[CF LION]

I pretty much only drink reds, and if going to a BYOB with a nice cab will sometimes drop it off two hours early and ask them to decant it before my reservation. I like my wine at room temperature and really open. Release the tannins!

 

[MJG-90]

I like my wine at room temperature and really open. Release the tannins!

I've had bottles of red that the first pour was almost undrinkable. Then the rest of the bottle was delicious. It's amazing what oxygen does to wine sometimes.

 

[Dr. Evel]

I cannot drink cold or chilled wine. The only sensation I "taste" is the cold, not the taste of the wine.
I'll stipulate that room temp is around the mid-60s.

BTW, I like my beer as cold as possible. I pour my beer into a plastic mug that has frozen liquid ice imbedded in it's sides.

The line in the wine industry is that Americans drink their whites too cold and their reds too warm.

The comments in this thread are pretty spot on. Beyond the temperature aspect, it is generally good to aerate the wine, especially a red. The decanting referenced above will help to do that, as well as cut down on sediment which you can have in certain reds.

My advice on this overall is to try different things. A friend who had heart surgery had never particularly liked red wine. We held a tasting for him with a wide variety. He came away with three that he liked. This is why people do vertical tastings as well. It is very interesting to discover that three wines with different vintages can have distinct profiles. You could do the same with temperature, for that matter.

One final comment: You like what you like. You taste in a wine what you taste. There really isn't a right or wrong. If you taste strawberry or tobacco in wine, don't let someone bully you into thinking you are wrong. It is simply a matter of what you taste and what you prefer. just enjoy!

 

[psuro]

I like red at room temp and the white is chilled. But I also look at wine as a digestif rather than something to slake my thirst.

 

[psu1969a]

I cannot drink cold or chilled wine. The only sensation I "taste" is the cold, not the taste of the wine.
I'll stipulate that room temp is around the mid-60s.

BTW, I like my beer as cold as possible. I pour my beer into a plastic mug that has frozen liquid ice imbedded in it's sides.

Warm wine but extra cold beer! So the extra cold beer has no taste because of the cold?????

 

[ralphster]

One of the biggest peeves of our family here in Florida: Ordering a glass or bottle of a decent red at an al fresco restaurant and having it served at 80°F because they store it under the outdoor bar.

 

[pandaczar12]

BTW, I like my beer as cold as possible. I pour my beer into a plastic mug that has frozen liquid ice imbedded in it's sides.

Cold numbs the taste buds. That's why companies that make bad beer want you to drink it very cold. They don't want you to realize that they use cheap ingredients and make an inferior product.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

I cannot drink cold or chilled wine. The only sensation I "taste" is the cold, not the taste of the wine.
I'll stipulate that room temp is around the mid-60s.

BTW, I like my beer as cold as possible. I pour my beer into a plastic mug that has frozen liquid ice imbedded in it's sides.

Drink it however you like it .

 

[marshall23]

I like my Ripple ice cold.

 

[interrobang]

Beer really isn't meant to be consumed at typical refrigerator-cold temp, either. Not necessarily "room temperature" depending on the style, but not ice cold

 

[Nitt1300]

52-55 degrees is what I understand to be proper for storage, and not much more than that for drinking

 

[LafayetteBear]

The temperature doesn't matter as much to me as the quantity. T-minus 19 days and counting.

 

[Woodpecker]

liquid ice

Isn't that water?

frozen liquid ice

Isn't that ice?

 

[Marylovesthelions]

Room temperature.

 

[Thomas1945]

I like my Ripple ice cold.

You are a real sommelier. Wet is usually good enough for me.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

The temperature doesn't matter as much to me as the quantity. T-minus 19 days and counting.

 

[Dr. Evel]

I drink wine and I know things.

 

[Nittany Ziggy]

Drink it however you like it .

LOL, I like my reds with a little “drier” finish!

 

[Alphabets]

The best way i have found to drink wine is..... however you prefer.

My preference...chilled to cold. Love wine. Go to the finger lakes for a long "shopping" weekend every year. Good times.