3: Storage and Service of Wine

Question 1

What cool and consistent temperature range should a wine be held long-term

Answer 1

50-59 degrees Fahrenheit
(10-15C)

Question 2

Why should a bottle with a cork be placed on its side for long term storage?

Answer 2

So the cork stays in contact with the wine to avoid drying out

Question 3

Natural or artificial light can damage a wine by

Answer 3

Making it stale due to heat exposure
-side note: Artificial light can case unpleasant flavors to develop-

Question 4

What temperature should medium/full-bodied oaked white wines be served at?

Answer 4

lightly chilled
50-55 degrees Fahrenheit
(10-13C)

Question 5

What temperature should light to medium bodied white wines be served at?

Answer 5

Chilled
45-50 degrees Fahrenheit
(7-10C)

Question 6

What temperature should a sweet wine be served at?

Answer 6

well chilled
43-46 degrees Fahrenheit
(6-8C)

Question 7

What temperature should sparkling wine be served at?

Answer 7

well chilled
43-50 degrees Fahrenheit
(6-10C)

Question 8

What temperature should a light bodied red wine be served at?

Answer 8

lightly chilled
55degrees Fahrenheit
(13C)

Question 9

What should a medium/full bodied red wine be served at?

Answer 9

room temperature
59-64 degrees Fahrenheit
(15-18C)

Question 10

What happens to red wine if it is too cold to drink?
What is the best way to warm them up?

Answer 10

•They will be harsh and thin
•Cupping the bowl of the glass in hand

Question 11

What will happen to a red wine that is served at a temperature above 64 degrees Fahrenheit?

Answer 11

The wine will loose its freshness but will regain its balance once cooled off (slowly)

Question 12

How do you properly fill an ice bucket?

Answer 12

3/4 full half with ice and half with water to transfer the heat from the bottle to melt the ice

Question 13

What will over chilling do to a white, rose’, or sparkling wine?

Answer 13

It can potentially mask the flavors

Question 14

What sized glass should a red wine be drunk out of and why?

Answer 14

•A larger glass
•Allows the air to come in contact with the wine to better develop the aromatics and flavors

Question 15

What sized glass should white and rose’ wines be drunk out of and why?

Answer 15

• A medium sized glass
•So the fruit characteristics can gather towards the top of the glass

Question 16

What style of glass should sparkling wine be served in and why?

Answer 16

• A flute
•To enhance the visual effects of the bubbles

Question 17

What glass should fortified wines be served in and why?

Answer 17

•A small glass
•Due to the high alcohol content

Question 18

What style of cloth is best used to clean wine glasses without getting fluff on them?

Answer 18

Linen

Question 19

What is the quick step by step to opening a bottle of wine?

Answer 19

•Cut around lip of bottle
•Wipe neck with cloth
•Draw cork gently
•Give neck cleaning inside and outside of the neck
•Pour sample to check condition

Question 20

Why should a wine be decanted?

Answer 20

To remove a heavy deposit in a wine from aging

Question 21

Simple step by step of decanting wine.

Answer 21

• Remove horizontally from rack and set in decanting basket or hold carefully to not agitate
•Remove top of capsule and clean shoulder/neck before gently removing cork
•Next to a light, pour wine carefully into decanter until deposit is seen near the neck and then stop

Question 22

Quick refresher on how to open sparking wine

Answer 22

• Remove foil and loosen cage
•Hold cork securely
•Tilt bottle 30 degrees 1 hand in bottle other on cork
•turn the bottle
•Ease cork slowly out of the bottle

Question 23

What are the measures of what can be poured from a 750 ml bottle?

Answer 23

• 6 x 125ml glasses
•4 x175ml glasses
•3 x 250ml glasses

Question 24

What is the ways to extend a wine’s life after opening?

Answer 24

•Seal and put into fridge
•Vacuum system (removes oxygen)
•Inert gas system (nitrogen/argon helps to avoid contact with oxygen