Which kind of wine should be chilled- red or white?

Answer 1

White. It should never be 'cold', but it should be cool or chilled.

Red, despite popular ignorant belief to the contrary, should not be served at room temperature. It should be served at cellar temperature, which is cooler than room temperature. I usually put a bottle of red in the fridge for 15 minutes before opening it if it's not quite cool enough.

Red traditionally is not served cold. Chilling decreases the complexities of the flavours, and while on some cheap stuff this may be good, on full flavoured wines, this does not alow you to experience the wine as it was meant to be drunk.

Answer 2

Either one. Red whites don't need to be chilled as long as white wines but both can be chilled. For example, put the white wine's in the fridge 3-5 hours before you are going to serve it and the red wine about 1/2 an hour before serving.

Answer 3

Perhaps the most important aspect of wine service as it can greatly affect the taste and the aroma of the wine. White wines benefit from chilling but if left in the fridge overnight will chill to around 4°C, enough to mask all the flavour and aroma. If served at around 8-10° they will be so much better. If a wine needs to be chilled quickly, iced water is a far more effective means than placing it in a container of ice cubes.

The term 'room temperature' for red wines can be very misleading as it has a huge variant and in many cases is too warm anyway. Most red wines are best served at 'cellar temperature' around 15-16° to embellish the flavour and lift the natural aromas. If a red wine is very cold try decanting it into a warm jug or pouring it into warm glasses. You can also use a microwave but be careful not to cook the wine - 15-20 seconds will usually suffice. Some light red fruity wines benefit from light chilling to around 10° e.g. Beaujolais, especially for summer drinking.

Answer 4

White

Answer 5

white wine chilled and my red wines i like them to breath a little

Answer 6

I know your not supposed to, but i drink all wine chilled. I think your supposed to drink red wine at room temp.

Answer 7

I have found that many people served white wines too cold and red wines too warm. Follow the suggestions of bill s and republicansa...

Answer 8

Both wines taste better chilled.

Answer 9

White wine is always served chilled.
Reds are always served at room temperature and should be left to breath first before serving.

Answer 10

white should be chilled and removed 20 minutes before serving....red should be put in the fridge and chilled for only 20 minutes before serving....