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FULL BODIED WHITE WINE AND
DRY ROSÉ – COOL, 10-14˚
The best way to get full bodied white wine
cool is to place it in the fridge or preferably
a wine fridge immediately after buying it.
I suggest taking the wine out of the fridge
30 minutes prior to serving and after
opening the bottle and pouring everyone
their fi rst glass, I prefer not to place it on
ice, but instead let the bottle sweat on the
table, as the wine’s aromas and character
changes slightly as the temperature rises.
LIGHTER BODIED RED WINE
– COOLED, 12-16˚
The most common misconception with
lighter bodied red wine is that it is ideal to
serve it at room temperature (see below),
when in fact serving it cool is the best way
to enjoy it. To cool lighter red down to its
proper serving temperature, either place
it in the fridge an hour before serving or
preferably invest in a good quality wine
fridge and serve immediately at the right
temperature. After opening and either
decanting or pouring the fi rst glasses, just
as with full bodied white I like leaving the
wine out on the table to slowly warm.
FULL BODIED RED WINE –
ROOM TEMPERATURE, 16-18˚
Depending on the time of year, room
temperature in Australia sits somewhere
between 20°C and 25°C which is not the
ideal serving temperature. Red wine served
too warm will lose all its fi nesse and
freshness to an overpowering sensation
of alcohol. To cool full bodied red down
to its ideal serving temperature, I like to
place it in the fridge 20 minutes before
serving or preferably invest in a good
quality wine fridge and just take it out
15 minutes prior to serving. After opening
and either decanting or pouring the fi rst
glasses, leave the wine out on the table.
POCKET GUIDE
19˚
VINTAGE PORT
16˚- 18˚
SHIRAZ, DURIF,
CABERNET SAUVIGNON
14˚- 16˚
PINOT NOIR, GSM,
SANGIOVESE CABERNET MERLOT,
GRENACHE, TAWNY PORT
12˚- 14˚
CHARDONANAY,
MERLOT, GAMAY
10˚- 12˚
DRY ROSE, SEMILLON,
VIOGNIER, MARSANNE, SAUTERNES
8˚- 10˚
SPARKLING RED, CHENIN
BLANC, REISLING, VERDELHO,
SEMILLON SAUVIGNON BLANC,
VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE
6˚- 8˚
SAUVIGNON BLANC,
SWEET ROSE, PINOT GRIGIO,
PINOT GRIS, DESSERT WINES
4˚- 6˚
NON-VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE,
SPARKLING WHITE, ICE WINES
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