I Am Going To Open A Bottle Of Wine

[MIKolbe]

[quote name='Marie-Therese' date='23 August 2009 - 09:49 PM' timestamp='1251085746' post='1955403']
Red wines go better at room temp because it allows the flavors to develop. The tannins and nitrates in reds open up more fully when they are warmer. You miss a lot of the flavor if you drink them cold.
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Decanter...


you will need a decanter for your reds.

[Archaeology cat]

[quote name='MIkolbe' date='24 August 2009 - 11:40 AM' timestamp='1251110411' post='1955473']
there is only one wine that I know of that is a red and is better served chilled...Lambrusco by Riuniti. It is theonly red Shea will drink. They serve it at Olive Garden.

It is...well... ok.
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I was served a chilled Merlot, I think it was.

[Marie-Therese]

I had a *egad* cold CHIANTI once. I didn't know it was coming out cold. It was like drinking turpentine, only with no real flavor.

[rachael]

[morostheos]

Many red wines are better served slightly chilled, but certainly not cold. Their flavor is best brought out around 60 degrees or so, which is not really room temperature most times of the year. If I remember I try to put certain wines like Beaujolais in the fridge for 15 min or so before I serve them. It's also fun to taste the flavor changing as it warms up from 60 to room temperature.

[jeffpugh]

[quote name='rachael' date='23 August 2009 - 11:45 PM' timestamp='1251085552' post='1955399']
Excuse me, I am wise too. w/e
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! Sorry I missed you Rache! Of course you're pro at wines.

[quote name='Marie-Therese' date='23 August 2009 - 11:49 PM' timestamp='1251085746' post='1955403']
1. Rach is, indeed, wise.

2. Cheap wine and soda mix is a spritzer. Usually with sprite or seven up. Not familiar with mixing wine and coke.

3. Red wines go better at room temp because it allows the flavors to develop. The tannins and nitrates in reds open up more fully when they are warmer. You miss a lot of the flavor if you drink them cold.
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Alright. As to number two, I think my friend learned it from Spain. He referred to it with a Spanish name... I forget now.

[quote name='MIkolbe' date='24 August 2009 - 06:40 AM' timestamp='1251110411' post='1955473']
there is only one wine that I know of that is a red and is better served chilled...Lambrusco by Riuniti. It is theonly red Shea will drink. They serve it at Olive Garden.

It is...well... ok.
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Alright. I'll keep that in mind...

[quote name='morostheos' date='24 August 2009 - 10:33 AM' timestamp='1251124422' post='1955539']
Many red wines are better served slightly chilled, but certainly not cold. Their flavor is best brought out around 60 degrees or so, which is not really room temperature most times of the year. If I remember I try to put certain wines like Beaujolais in the fridge for 15 min or so before I serve them. It's also fun to taste the flavor changing as it warms up from 60 to room temperature.
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Sweet. Thanks for the tip!

[rachael]

Sangria...?

[morostheos]

[quote name='Sacred Music Man' date='24 August 2009 - 10:06 PM' timestamp='1251166011' post='1955850']

Alright. As to number two, I think my friend learned it from Spain. He referred to it with a Spanish name... I forget now.


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I know what you're talking about, lots of my Spanish friends in Rome drank it all the time and loved it...

Aha! [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimotxo"]Kalimotxo[/url]

[jeffpugh]

[quote name='morostheos' date='24 August 2009 - 10:40 PM' timestamp='1251168031' post='1955867']
I know what you're talking about, lots of my Spanish friends in Rome drank it all the time and loved it...

Aha! [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalimotxo"]Kalimotxo[/url]
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That's it!!!! You get a gold star!

[morostheos]

[quote name='Sacred Music Man' date='26 August 2009 - 06:19 PM' timestamp='1251325141' post='1956597']
That's it!!!! You get a gold star!
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[jeffpugh]

, 'cause I want a Kalimotxo