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Is it better to serve chardonnay cold or at room temperature? Does it matter?

It DOES matter. Have it at 45F and it will bring out the best of it, the best smell and taste too. Try some other day having two bottles of the exact same Chardonnay (one at room temperature – 77F – and one at 45F) and you will be able to tell the difference, the warm one will give you more aromas (but kinda funky, like jam or boiled fruit) and it will taste sour, the cold one will expose less aromas, but they more like what the enologist wanted the drinker to feel, most likely vanilla, butter and/or some tropical fruit and the taste will definitively be better. There are some very good instant reading thermometers that can aid you with the temperature issue, but a quick rule is to just put it in the freezer for 30-45 minutes and it’ll be ready to be enjoyed!

PS: While drinking it, keep the bottle in a bucket with ice and water so it doesn’t get warm.

Ex-Catatonia singer Cerys Matthews live on The Late Late Show in February 2008 performing Chardonnay – taken from her debut solo album Cockahoop.

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