the hot summer is coming! have a glass of chilled red wine at this time, that can’t be too cool
what should we do, Is there the correct way to freeze it?
one thing we must know before we chill the wine for better drinking, that is: Different wines have different drinking temperatures.
1. Sparkling and Light-Bodied White Wines: “Ice Cold” between 38–45°F / 3-7°C
2.Rosé and Full-Bodied White Wines: “Fridge Cold” between 44–55°F / 7-12°C 3.Light and Medium-Bodied Red Wines: “Cool” between 55–60°F / 12-15°C 4.Bold Red Wines: “Slightly Cool” between 60–68°F / 15-20°C 5.Dessert Wines: Depends on style.
Be sure to control the temperature when chilling the wine
Regardless of the ambient temperature, the wine tasting experience is the best when the the temperature of the wine liquid is within the range
5 tips for chilling the wine
1. Ice Bucket and Salt
- Step 1: Prepare an ice bucket, add some ice, and then add some water;
- Step 2: Make sure that the ice water covers 2/3 of the wine bottle;
- Step 3: Add a handful of fine salt to the ice bucket;
- Step 4: Rotate the wine bottle continuously, so that the wine can fully contacts with the ice water;
- Step 5: Wait about 7 minutes for white wine; about 5 minutes for rosé wine; about 2 minutes for red wine.
Note: it takes about 20-30 minutes without salt.
2. Put in the refrigerator
- Wait for about 15-20 minutes for white wine
- About 15 minutes for rosé wine
- About 7-10 minutes for red wine.
If you put it in the refrigerator layer, it's better to put it in a day or half a day in advance and freeze it for at least 2 hours.
3. Put frozen grapes in the wine
step 1: wash some grapes and put them in the refrigerator to freeze;
Step 2: Put about 4 frozen grapes into the “warm” wine;
Step 3: Wait for 5 minutes and fish out the grapes with a clean tool;
Step Four: Enjoy the Wine.
4. Stainless Steel Ice Cubes
step 1: Put the stainless steel ice cubes in the refrigerator to freeze;
Step 2: Put some frozen ice cubes into the wine;
Step 3: drink without dilution, won’t melt or impart any flavor to your drinks
4. Stainless Steel Wine Chiller Stick
Leave your wine chiller stick in the freezer for at least 30 minutes, then put it in your wine bottle and pour cold wine right through it. When you’re finished, just rinse it off and put it back in the freezer for next time.
This chiller stick keeps wine perfectly cool for an hour out of the fridge!
* Perfect for red and white wines.
