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WINE STORAGE AND SERVING TEMPERATURES

SPARKLING WINES AND SWEET WHITES

41°F (5°C) Asti Spumante

43°F (6°C) Non-vintage Champagne and Sparkling Wine, Crement, Cava

45°F (7°C) Sauternes, Eiswein, Sweet Vouvray, Rose, Tavel, White Zinfandel

46°F (8°C) Vintage Champagne and Sparkling Wine, German Table Wine, Muscats, New World Riesling and Gewurtztraminer

DRY WHITES

46°F (8°C) Loire Valley Whites, Alsace Riesling, Italian Whites

48°F (9°C) Sauvignon Blanc, Chablis, Chenin Blanc, Bordeaux Blanc

50°F (10°C) Chardonnay, Australian Semillon

52°F (11°C) White Burgundy, Viognier, Condrieu

54°F (12°C) Full-bodied Chardonnay and White Burgundy, Graves

LIGHT- TO MEDIUM-BODIED REDS

54°F (12°C) Beaujolais, Valpolicella

55°F (13°C) Ideal long-term storage temperature for all wines, Cotes du Rhone, Young Spanish and Portuguese Wines

57°F (14°C) Tawny Port, Barbera, Sanglovese, Madeira, Chinon, Amontillado Sherry

59°F (15°C) Chianti, Lighter Zinfandels

61°F (16°C) Young Bordeaux, Young Cabernet, Rioja, Pinot Noir, Merlot

FULL-BODIED REDS

63°F (17°C) Barolo, Chianti Reservas, Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Burgundy

64°F (18°C) Grand Cru Bordeaux, Shiraz, Mature California Cabernet, Mature Rhone and Zinfandel

66°F (19°C) Vintage Port

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Storing and Serving Temperatures