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K E E P I N G
W I N E AT I T S B E S T
S TO R I N G
A N D
Domestic Refrigerator Temperature
SWEET WHITES
39˚F (4˚C)
41˚F (5˚C)
43˚F (6˚C)
Sauternes
Gewurtztraminer
Sancerre / Pouilly
Gros Plant
Muscats
Aligote
Tokay
Non-Vintage Champagne
Sparkling Wine (Sekt, Cava, etc.)
Eiswein
Liebraumilch
Sweet Loire Chenin Blancs
Vinho Verde
Retsina
Light Muscats
39˚F (4˚C)
41˚F (5˚C)
43˚F (6˚C)
© Octopus Publishing Group Ltd., reproduced from Hugh Johnson's 'The World Atlas of Wine', published by Mitchell Beazley, London.
S E RV I N G
T E M P E R AT U R E S
Ideal Long-Term Storage / Aging Temperature
DRY WHITES
45˚F (7˚C) 46˚F (8˚C) 48˚F (9˚C) 50˚F (10˚C) 52˚F (11˚C) 54˚F (12˚C) 55˚F (13˚C) 57˚F (14˚C) 59˚F (15˚C) 61˚F (16˚C) 63˚F (17˚C) 64˚F (18˚C)
Muscadet
Chablis
Macon
Bordeaux Blanc
Beaujolais Nouveau
Alsace / Riesling
Sylvaner
Fino Sherry
Best Champagne
Good German /
Austrian Wines
Frascati
Orvieto
Soave
Verdicchio
Fendant
Lambrusco
Yugoslav Riesling
S.A. Chenin Blanc
Chardonnay
N.Z. Sauvignon Blanc
California Sauvignon
Johannisberg Riesling
Barossa Riesling
Vin Rose
45˚F (7˚C) 46˚F (8˚C) 48˚F (9˚C) 50˚F (10˚C) 52˚F (11˚C) 54˚F (12˚C) 55˚F (13˚C) 57˚F (14˚C) 59˚F (15˚C) 61˚F (16˚C) 63˚F (17˚C) 64˚F (18˚C)
LIGHT REDS
Chinon
Best White
Burgundies / Graves
Beaujolais Crus
Cotes du Rhone (Red)
Midi Reds
(Corbieres, etc.)
Tawny Port
Amontillado
Montlla
Cream Sherry
Vin Jaune
Best Dry
Best Sweet
German Wines
German Wines
Valpolicella
Fiasco Chianti
Hungarian Whites
Sicilian Reds
Bull's Blood
Valdepenas
Dole
Light Zinfandels
Top California / Australian
Chardonnays
Blanc
Old Hunter Valley
Liqueur Muscats
FULL SCALE REDS
Red Burgundy
Top Red Rhone
Ordinary Red Bordeaux
Cahors
Madeira
Madiran
Chianti Reservas
Rioja Reservas
Barbera
Chilean Cabernet
California / Australian / Oregon Pinot Noir
Merlots / Pinot Noirs
Whites
Room Temperature
Vintage Port
Fine Red Bordeaux
Bandol
Best Portuguese Reds
Barolo
Best California
Cabernets / Zinfandels
Top Australian
Cabernet / Shiraz
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