Monday, November 13, 2006

Whites - Served too cold?

This is a fantastic article about how white wines are often served so cold that most of the flavor is chilled right out of them.

http://www.foodandwine.com/articles/white-wine-too-darn-cold

I've found this to be true, personally. Very often, when I'm served a good white wine straight from the fridge or ice bucket, it's at it's best on the last couple of sips at the bottom of the glass because that last bit of wine has had time to warm up. I don't keep my whites in the food fridge anymore, instead I keep them in the small wine fridge with my reds, set at 55 degrees.