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We Bet You're Serving White Wine Too Cold If You Grab It Straight From The Fridge By Allison Beussink Aug. 21, 2025 4:20 pm EST

All wines — white, red, rosé, and sparkling — have ideal serving temperatures that allow their aromas and flavors to come alive on the palate. For white wines, the sweet spot is between 45 and 55 degrees Fahrenheit. According to Joe Mele, a sommelier and co-host of The Wine Pair Podcast , serving (or drinking) overly chilled white wine happens more frequently than we realize.

Mele tells The Takeout that one of the biggest culprits for way-too-cold white wine is drinking it straight out of the fridge. "A white wine is going to be fine right out of the fridge, but you will find that it lacks strong aromas and flavors becau

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