Wine Serving Temperatures
Heat and cold intensifies different characteristics in wine. Heat accentuates aromas whilst too cold may accentuate a wine's acidity.
| French Wines | Celsius | Fahrenheit |
| Alsace | 10°C | 50°F |
| Beaujolais | 13°C | 55°F |
| Sweet white Bordeaux | 6°C | 43°F |
| Dry white Bordeaux | 8°C | 46°F |
| Bordeaux reds | 17°C | 63°F |
| Burgundy whites | 11°C | 52°F |
| Burgundy reds | 18°C | 64°F |
| Champagne | 6°C | 43°F |
| Jura | 10°C | 50°F |
| Languedoc-Roussillon | 13°C | 55°F |
| Provence Rosé | 12°C | 54°F |
| Savoie | 9°C | 48°F |
| Dry white Loire wines | 13°C | 55°F |
| Sweet white Loire wines | 7°C | 45°F |
| Loire reds | 14°C | 57°F |
| Rhône wine | 15°C | 59°F |
| Sweet wines from the South-West | 7°C | 45°F |
| Reds from the South-West | 15°C | 59°F |
| Australian Wines | ||
| Cabernet franc | 16°C | 61°F |
| Cabernet sauvignon | 17°C | 63°F |
| Chardonnay | 10°C | 50°F |
| Merlot | 17°C | 63°F |
| Muscat à petit grain | 6°C | 43°F |
| Pinot noir | 15°C | 59°F |
| Sauvignon blanc | 8°C | 46°F |
| Semillon | 8°C | 46°F |
| Shiraz | 18°C | 64°F |
| Verdhelo | 7°C | 45°F |
| Other wines | ||
| Californie | 16°C | 61°F |
| Chilean | 15°C | 59°F |
| Spanish | 17°C | 63°F |
| Italian | 16°C | 61°F |
| Sake(Chilled) | ||
| Ginjoshu, daiginjoshu, junmai daiginjoshu and unpasteurized namazake | 15°C | 59°F |
@Courtesy of Wine Folly
