Can somebody PLEEEEEASE help me??

[Dismom+two]

I am a merlot wine drinker and I bought a bottle of white merlot today. Can anyone tell me if I should chill this? Seeing as regular merlot is not I wasn't sure about the white.

 

[DVC Jen]

yes chill it. it is much better that way. to me it tastes like a combination of a white zin and merlot.

 

[Dismom+two]

yes chill it. it is much better that way. to me it tastes like a combination of a white zin and merlot.

Thank you so much!! I thought I had to but I wasn't sure. I can't wait to try it!! I don't think it will stay corked until tomorrow!! I just may break into that baby tonight!!

 

[gypsydoodlebug]

Thank you so much!! I thought I had to but I wasn't sure. I can't wait to try it!! I don't think it will stay corked until tomorrow!! I just may break into that baby tonight!!

Bring it on! I'm breaking out a bottle of Cabernet tonight!

 

[Dismom+two]

Bring it on! I'm breaking out a bottle of Cabernet tonight!

WELL gypsydoodlebug, CHEERS....and HAPPY THanksgiving to you!!

 

[LuvOrlando]

Here is a good website I found that might help.
http://www.tasting-wine.com/html/serving.html

 

[golfgal]

Well, being the wine snob that I am, NOT, I chill ALL my wine, red and white, can't stand warm wine for whatever reason.

 

[Corwin12]

NH wine outlet is having a 20% off sale starting tomorrow on all wine if you buy at least 12 bottles. Which is good, because I am down to only 4 bottles: 2 chardonay, 1 cab, and 1 pinot noir. DW and I drank the last Asti last night to celebrate Thanksgiving Eve, yes I am trying to make a holiday like Christmas Eve.

 

[Enchanted Tiki Bird]

Well, being the wine snob that I am, NOT, I chill ALL my wine, red and white, can't stand warm wine for whatever reason.

Cold red wine =

 

[TurboKitty]

Cold red wine =

Nuh uh! Pinot Noir should be slightly cool, around 40 degrees. Also, Lambrusco and Sangria are definite chilled reds! YUM! J Lohr made some delightful "red" champagnes, though they were actually pink, and there's a wonderful sparkling red wine from Autrailia (I think it's a shiraz but I can't remember off the top of my head) that should be chilled.

 

[Corwin12]

Nuh uh! Pinot Noir should be slightly cool, around 40 degrees. Also, Lambrusco and Sangria are definite chilled reds! YUM! J Lohr made some delightful "red" champagnes, though they were actually pink, and there's a wonderful sparkling red wine from Autrailia (I think it's a shiraz but I can't remember off the top of my head) that should be chilled.

40 degrees = slightly cool?
I think pinot any cooler than slight below room temperature (65 - 67 degrees) takes away from the flavor as well as the texture.

 

[Poohnatic]

OP, did you get the Beringer White Merlot? If so, yummy.

It's funny, I used to drink my reds cold, then bought a wine cooler that kept the wines at 60 degrees. Now DH and I drink them at room temp. We tend to sit with a glass for a long time, and if we happen to have some chilled wine, we notice the flavor improves as it gets warmer.

Yes, it was an acquired thing for us (about a year in the making), but definitely preferred that way.

That said, the White Merlot is treated like a white in this house, and we serve that chilled.

Suzanne

 

[Enchanted Tiki Bird]

Nuh uh! Pinot Noir should be slightly cool, around 40 degrees. Also, Lambrusco and Sangria are definite chilled reds! YUM! J Lohr made some delightful "red" champagnes, though they were actually pink, and there's a wonderful sparkling red wine from Autrailia (I think it's a shiraz but I can't remember off the top of my head) that should be chilled.

I'm well aware that some reds should be chilled. I was responding to the poster who said he/she served all red wines cold as indicated by the block of text I quoted in my post.

 

[TurboKitty]

I'm well aware that some reds should be chilled. I was responding to the poster who said he/she served all red wines cold as indicated by the block of text I quoted in my post.

Oh, okay.

Didn't read that way to me though, even with what you quoted.

I tend to like thinner, earthy Pinot Noirs, so I like them on the very cool side. Big, meaty reds like Cabs or Zins, I like at room temp.

OP, how was your White Merlot? I've never tried one, not being a huge fan of Merlots or fruity wines.