Storing + Serving Wine

Question 1

What is the serving temperature for sweet & sparkling wines?

Answer 1

Well chilled: 6-8°C

Question 2

What is the serving temperature for light bodied whites + rosés?

Answer 2

Chilled: 7-10°C

Question 3

What is the serving temperature for full bodied whites + light bodied reds?

Answer 3

Lightly chilled: 10-13° C

Question 4

What is the serving temperature for medium to full bodied reds?

Answer 4

Romm temperature: 15-18° C

Question 5

What temperature to serve poor (clumsy) wines?

Answer 5

Lower temperature

Question 6

What is the temperature for long term storage?

Answer 6

Cool + constant: 10-15° C

Question 7

What happens when storing an unopened wine in the fridge for a long period of time?

Answer 7

The cork dries out, hardens and looses its elasticity

Question 8

What is the correct positiong of sealed bottles of wine?

Answer 8

On its side for corked
On its side / Upright for screwcapped

Question 9

How does exposure to sunlight and artificial light affect wine?

Answer 9

The wine becomes stale and develop a “skunky” sulphurous smell (called light strike)

Question 10

Does the color of the bottle matter, when speaking of UV?

Answer 10

Yes!
Clear bottles: 3h resistance
Green bottles: 18h resistance
Brown bottles: UV resistant

Question 11

For what styles of wine do you use an ice bucket?

Answer 11

For whites, rosés and sparklings

Question 12

How to fill an ice bucket?

Answer 12

It needs to be filled 3/4 full, 1/2 water + 1/2 ice

Question 13

How do the glasses for red wines look like?

Answer 13

They are larger in size

Question 14

How do the glasses for white wines and rosés look like?

Answer 14

They are medium sized

Question 15

How do the glasses for sparkling wines look like?

Answer 15

Flutes are used

Question 16

Why do we use smaller glasses for fortified wines?

Answer 16

Because of their higher alcohol content

Question 17

What is the name of the most widely spread corkscrew?

Answer 17

Waiter’s corkscrew

Question 18

Tell me the steps of opening a bottle of still wine

Answer 18

1. Cut the foil below the lip of the bottle
2. Wipe the neck of the bottle with a cloth
3. Draw the cork as gently and carefully as possible
4. Give the neck of the bottle a final clean inside and out
5. Pour sample into glass to check wine condition

Question 19

Tell me the steps of opening a bottle of sparkling wine

Answer 19

1. Remove the foil and losen the wire cage
2. Hold the cork and wire cage must always be held in place
3. Tilt the bottle at an angle of ~ 30°
4. Turn the bottle, not the cork

Question 20

What pressure is in a bottle of sparkling? Can you lower it?

Answer 20

Pressure of 6 bars, you can lower it by chilling the bottle

Question 21

What are the benefits of decanting

Answer 21

Removing sediments (deposit) and aerating the wine (esp. the young wine)

Question 22

Can you explain decanting?

Answer 22

Hold the bottle in front of a light and por carefully into decanter, stop pouring when deposit near neck

Question 23

How long will wines last when opened?

Answer 23

Sparkling: 1-3 days
Light whites & rosés: 4-5 days
Rich whites: 3-5 days
Red wine: 3-6 days
Port: 1-3 weeks
Sherry: 1-8 weeks

Question 24

What methods of preserving do you know?

Answer 24

For Still wines:
Vacuum seeling (cheap)
Blanket systems (Nitrogen isertion