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Recipes A Guide to Serving Wine
What is suitable temperature to
serve wine?
The temperature at which wine is served has an
immense impact on its taste and smell. Serving wine at a warmer
temperature allows the wine to express its characteristics, best in
the case of an older or more expensive wine.
A wine bottle in the refrigerator will cool at a
rate of 2 ° C for every ten minutes, and also warm at the same rate
when it is removed from the refrigerator and left at room
temperature. If you want to chill a wine bottle quickly, keeping it
in the freezer for 35 minutes. Another method to cool a wine bottle
is to keep it in cold water.
How to open a wine bottle?
With the help of a knife try to remove the metal
foil and make sure that no bits of metal foil remain on the pouring
surface which can cause unwanted dribble. Most modern Corkscrews are
effective but always a weak or old cork can break or disintegrate.
If it seems to be difficult to open then try to push it in to the
bottle and pour the wine in to a jar. If there are bits of cork in
the wine, filter it by using a coffee filter. Try to be careful
while opening a Champagne and Sparkling Wine as the cork can eject
with a force and can cause injury. Always open these bottles with a
distance from you.
Do you know how to aerate the wine?
Aeration can make young wines smoother and balanced.
Most wine lovers use a decanter, a glass pitcher with a large
opening. The larger surface area allows faster aeration. Swirling
the wine in the glass also helps to aerate. The key for aeration is
timing. A younger, tannic, intense red wine should be kept open for
at least 2 hours. One hour is enough for a matured, rich, complex
red wine to aerate. In the case of aged wines, do not aerate for
more than a few minutes as they are very volatile.
How to pour the wine in to the
glass?
Never fill the glass. You can pour the wine as the
people requires. It allows the recipient to swirl the wine and enjoy
the aroma. It is a common rule that white should be served before
red, young before old and keep the good wine until last.
Normal wines should be decanted towards the center
of the glass whereas sparkling wines should be decanted against the
side of the wine glass to keep the bubbles under control. Serve the
wine first to the women and elderly people then the men and finally
end with your own glass.
What type of wine glasses should be
used?
The type of wine glasses in which the wines are
served is also important. The shape of a wine glass has a greater
impact on the taste of wine, because of this reason, different
varieties of wines are served in various glasses. Plain and thin
glasses are the best wine glasses. It is difficult to see the wine
properly in a heavy-cut glass. A tulip shaped wine glasses will be
suitable. A long stemmed wine glass allows easy swirling and helps
to enjoy the flavors. Holding the glass by the stem helps to
minimize the variations in temperature.
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