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Placing bottles in the refrigerator
Storage example
Practical tips for storing wine
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Unpack bottles of wine – do not leave in crates
or cardboard boxes – before storing
in the refrigerator compartment.
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Place old bottles so that the cork is always wet.
There should never be an air gap between the wine
and the cork.
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The open bottle shelves are especially suitable
because they do not interrupt the air circulation. As
a result, the atmospheric humidity which condenses
on the bottles quickly dries again.
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Before drinking your wine, let it stand until it reaches
room temperature: For example rosé takes about
two to five hours and red wine four to five hours
before they reach the right drinking temperature.
The wine will then be at the correct drinking
temperature. Sparkling wine and Champagne should
be cooled in the refrigerator shortly before drinking.
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Remember that wine should always be cooled
slightly lower than the ideal serving temperature, as
its temperature increases as soon as it is poured
into a glass!
Drinking temperatures
The correct serving temperature is crucial for the taste
and therefore your enjoyment of the wine.
We recommend serving wine at the following drinking
temperatures:
Type of wine
Drinking temperature
Bordeaux red
65 °F (18 °C)
Côtes du Rhône red/
Barolo
64 °F (17 °C)
Burgundy red/ Bor-
deaux red
61 °F (16 °C)
Port
59 °F (15 °C)
Young Burgundy red
57 °F (14 °C)
Young red wine
54 °F (12 °C)
Young Beaujolais/all
white wines with little
residual sugar
52 °F (11 °C)
Old white wines/ Char-
donnay
50 °F (10 °C)
Sherry
49 °F (9 °C)
Young white wines from
late vintage
46 °F (8 °C)
White wines Loire/Entre-
deux-Mers
45 °F (7 °C)
