Summit VC60D - Manual (Page 16)

WINE SERVING TEMPERATURE CHART
The chart below indicates the best
temperature for drinking purposes.
Wine Style °C °F
Champagne NV, Sparkling,
6 43
Spumante
Dry White Semillon, Sauvignon
8 46
Blanc
Champagne Vintage 10 50
Dry White Chardonnay 10 50
Dry White Gewürztraminer,
10 50
Riesling, Pinot grigio
Sweet White Sauternes,
Barsac, Montbazillac, Ice Wine, 10 50
Late Harvest
Beaujolais 13 55
Sweet White Vintage:
14 57
Sauternes
White Vintage Chardonnay 14 57
Red Pinot Noir 16 61
Red Grenache, Syrah 16 61
Red Vintage Pinot Noir 18 65
Cabernet & Merlot: French,
Australian, New Zealand,
20 68
Chilean, Italian, Spanish,
Californian, Argentinean
Room
Vintage Bordeaux
temperature
not exceeding
20°C/68°F
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ABOUT TEMPERATURE
Your wine cellar has been designed
to guarantee optimum conditions
for storing and/or serving your
wines.
Fine wines require long and gentle
development and need specific
conditions in which to reach their
full potential.
All wines mature at the same
temperature, which is a constant
temperature set between 11°C to
14°C. Only the temperature of
“dégustation” (wine appreciation)
varies according to the type of wine
(see “Wine Serving Temperature
Chart” on the previous page). This
being said and as it is for natural
cellars used by wine producers for
long period of storage, it is not the
exact temperature that is
important, but its consistency. In
other words, as long as the
temperature of your wine cellar is
constant (between 11°C to 14°C, or
52°F to 57°F) your wines will be
stored under perfect conditions.
Not all wines will improve over the
years. Some should be consumed at
an early stage (2 to 3 years) while
others have tremendous ageing
capability (50 years and over). All
wines have a peak of maturity.
Check with your wine merchant to
get the relevant information.
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