amy
Grape Truck Driver
Posts:37
 | | 02/16/2004 6:49 AM |
| | What temp. should reds and whites be kept at? | | | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11874
| | 02/16/2004 10:08 AM |
| amyh... I think most folks here keep their cellars at 54-57 degrees.
I'm sure that (when they wake up), some forumites will add more to this.
My cellar is usually around 56 degrees. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 02/16/2004 12:59 PM |
| | i keep mine at 52-53 degrees | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Puncher
Posts:986
| | 02/16/2004 1:08 PM |
| Quote:
i keep mine at 52-53 degrees
Planning on drinking any of them in this century? That's awfully cold & will likely slow things down to a glacial pace. Certainly you need never worry about heat damage, but those tannic cabernets will take an awfully long time to mature.
I'm in the 55-57 camp. | | | |
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wineismylife
Arlington, TX
Master of Wine
Posts:12246
| | 02/16/2004 1:47 PM |
| | My cellar at the house is 56 degrees. My offsite storage is 55 degrees. | |
Joe
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Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. | |
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Pool Boy
Laurl, MD (DC suburb)
Master of Wine
Posts:13707
| | 02/16/2004 4:09 PM |
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My tiny little unit is in the 55-degree to 58 degree zone.
With the stuff I picked up from my bro yesterday, I need another unit. | |
www.roguefood.com -- www.cellartracker.com | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 02/16/2004 5:10 PM |
| RF,
i am only 29 and i am hoping to live a long time  | | | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11874
| | 02/16/2004 5:34 PM |
| | RF.. At that temperature, he's probably hoping to be cryogenically frozen long enough to appreciate the bordeaux he's going to buy over the years. | | | |
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ormbee
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2397
| | 02/16/2004 5:35 PM |
| | Try to keep mine around 57. I'm 39, so I don't have as many years left as AI | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 02/16/2004 11:10 PM |
| actually now that we are comparing temps to ages, bud you better go downstairs and turn your cooling unit off   | | | |
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Budman
Master of Wine
Posts:11874
| | 02/17/2004 12:37 AM |
| Actually, I was contemplating going upstairs and turning my heating unit on!  | | | |
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love_cab_chard
Master of Wine
Posts:12485
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David Niederauer
Los Gatos, CA
Master Sommelier
Posts:15756
| | 02/17/2004 2:12 AM |
| The key to storing wine properly is no temperature variation of more than 2 or 3*.
Wine will do just fine at 65* if that temp is constant. The current best-thinkers think 54 to 57 is the optimal storage temp.
The higher the temp the quicker a wine will age... and the quicker a wine will go OTH. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 02/17/2004 2:14 AM |
| bud,
you are such a good sport to put up with me, i luv ya for it  | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Stomper
Posts:135
| | 02/17/2004 3:03 AM |
| My wine unit is 53-58 degrees and like Thomas, I need another unit much to my wife's dismay.
Whites = 45 +/-
Red = 55-57 (52-53 if your under 30)
I love the daily banter here! | | | |
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ChangeMe
Grape Destemmer
Posts:99
| | 02/17/2004 3:09 AM |
| | Don't keep any wine you intend to age for long periods anywhere near kmpair's avatar. | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 02/17/2004 3:12 AM |
| | i'd like to keep where my wine enters my body, near his avatar | | | |
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amy
Grape Truck Driver
Posts:37
| | 02/17/2004 3:50 AM |
| | Thanks for the info. You guys are funny! | | | |
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ChangeMe
Master of Wine
Posts:12891
| | 02/17/2004 3:58 AM |
| | maybe we should take the show on the road | | | |
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amy
Grape Truck Driver
Posts:37
| | 02/17/2004 3:59 AM |
| | I just have a small unit for my wines. Do you guys recommend getting a seperate one for whites? | | | |
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