ON THE TASTING

One of the factors which has most influence in tasting a wine is its temperature. So much so that even an exquisitely fine red wine tasted too cold will seem lacking in complexity. The temperature is vital for us to be able to appreciate all the virtues and faults of a wine, making its sensory characteristics change to such a degree that it is highly likely that in a blind tasting, without knowing the brand, the same wine served in two different glasses with a difference in temperature of as little as 3-4ºC would confuse any expert wine taster. Each type of wine has its own more or less specific temperature, something essential for appreciating all its characteristics and qualities. The taste of the consumer, atmospheric conditions and the wine culture found in each region are all key factors to take into account, so it can be said that there is an ideal temperature for each kind of wine.