Im suprising my sweetheart tonight but im not much of a drinker so i need to know at what temp to serve the champagne....Im planning to pull out the bottle at a special time and im not sure i'll have access to a fridge or ice chest to keep it cool..help!
2007-02-14 05:36:36 · 19 answers · asked by chicwitpurpose 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
CHILLED!
Keep it in the fridge for as long as you can. If you wrap the bottle in an insulating material (a towel, a blanket, one of those thermos bags from the grocery store) it will stay colder longer. If you're going to be outside the air should be cool enough this time of year to help keep it chilled. If you're going to be near water (a stream at a park, next to a pool, etc) then you can submerge it to keep it cool too (like beers on a fishing trip). Just make sure you keep it on a line so it doesn't float away. Serve the champagne in tall thin glasses (flute glasses) so you can catch all the bubbles in your nose. If you don't have fancy glass or crystal champagne flute you can usually find some cheap plastic ones in the grocery store.
(Incidentally, when you open the wine you don't want it to fizz up like they show in locker rooms. Keep the bottle pointed away from you and your date and remove the little cage. Then put a dishtowel over the top of the bottle and start to twist and pull the cork out. It will take some force and a little finesse. Hold the dishtowel on the neck of the bottle with one hand and twist with the other so when the cork pops off it won't fly into the distance. That's bad manners.)
Remember that nothing gets you drunk faster or gives you worse hangovers than champagne (carbonation and sugar do that) so enjoy it carefully.
Hope this helps
And have fun tonight.
2007-02-14 05:47:41 · answer #1 · answered by LX V 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chilled
2007-02-14 05:39:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chilled
2007-02-14 05:39:28 · answer #3 · answered by tchem75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chilled
2007-02-14 05:43:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
RE:
Do you serve champagne chilled or room temp???
Im suprising my sweetheart tonight but im not much of a drinker so i need to know at what temp to serve the champagne....Im planning to pull out the bottle at a special time and im not sure i'll have access to a fridge or ice chest to keep it cool..help!
2015-08-02 01:35:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put the champagne on ice beforehand and if you're bringing it with you unrefrigerated, at least it will still have some residual cool to it. Champagne should be served chilled.
2007-02-14 06:53:21 · answer #6 · answered by Motikem 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How To Drink Champagne
2016-09-30 00:50:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very very cold! It helps it taste better, as well as keep carbonation. Also, it is usually served at the table in a metal wine bucket filled with 1/2 ice and 1/2 cold water, so it is readily available. Also, whatever you do, don't shoot the cork out! It can ruin the taste of the champagne! Hope this helps!
2007-02-14 08:04:16 · answer #8 · answered by Living for today and a good wine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Serve it chilled! It will taste gross at room temp
2007-02-16 08:48:37 · answer #9 · answered by moon_gurl_02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chilled, definitely! Warm champagne is nasty and not fun to drink. And the bubbles disappear faster in warm champagne. Good luck!
2007-02-14 05:43:27 · answer #10 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋