Why Red Wine is not served chilled?!
Why Red Wine is not served chilled?
Answers:
Because, chilling lessens the flavours. Red can be so wonderfully complex that when you chill it, it loses what it is known for.
And wine SHOULD NOT be served at room temperature. It should be served at Cellar Temperature. Placing a room temperature wine in the fridge for 15 or 20 minutes before serving is fine.
It's because of the taste. Red wines have a more complex structure. When cold the full flavors and aromas are not released. Think potpourri . at room temperature or slightly wared you get the scent.
"Room temperature" is what they always say, but if it's 90 degrees, you don't want to drink warm wine. Light reds like Beaujolais is best slightly chilled (about 50 degrees) while heavier reds like cabernet, merlot, zinfandel, rhones, etc. are best at 60 degrees.
The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they ferment completely without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients.
if they are kept in the refrigerator they wont ferment and it will lose its quality........
thats y its not serve chilled
Most red wine served in restaurants is actually served too warm. They serve the wine at room temperature (72 F), when in fact they should be serving the wine at cellar temperature (56 F). That is a very big difference, and I find the wine is much more pleasant to drink at a slightly cooler temperature.
Ignorance.
I almost always chill my reds. The convention is to serve red wine at "room temperature" but that can climb to 80f plus degrees sometimes.
I have no problem at all when in a restaurant to ask for an ice bucket to bring the wine to 60f or so degrees.
When the wine is too warm the alcohol begins to evaporate and the wine loses it's fresh flavor and aroma.
Oh, and yes, I prefer my white wines (except Champagne) at almost the same temperature.
Red wine has more fruit bodied flavor then white wine.
Red wine is rich in tannins and is more aromatic, when you cool the wine the aroma part of it is lost...best serve it at the cellar temperature 15-20°C.