Whether you’re a novice or an intermediate wine drinker, we’ve provided some key wine mistakes that you don’t want to make. Explore them here and learn more!
If you are new to the wine world or already a casual wine drinker hoping to impress the guests, there are some important wine facts you need to know. And with those facts comes the opportunity to make mistakes. But, don’t fret—we’re here to help you on your wine journey!
We’ve laid out the most common wine mistakes to avoid so you can seem like a wine pro! From serving temperature to drinking a bottle that’s been opened, we’re laying out some facts you don’t want to miss.
Drinking Wine Too Warm (or Too Cold)
It’s an easy error to make. Image this: You just opened the bottle that’s been sitting on the shelf or you pop open the wine that’s been in the fridge. And it tastes fine, but it doesn’t taste as good as the wine you had at the winery.
A big reason wine may not taste as flavorful or intricate as it once did is because of the temperature at which it’s served. You don’t want to chill most reds, but you also don’t want to serve them at 70 degrees. You want your whites chilled, but you don’t want them frigid. Anything other than the average will mean you lose out on the intended flavor profile.
Pro-Tip: On a spectrum from bubbling whites to deep reds, you want your wine to range from 45 to 65 degrees!
Sipping an Old, Opened Bottle
We’ve all done it—you don’t finish your bottle of wine, so you put it away and a week goes by before you pour again. A few hours of oxidation can even impact the flavor of the wine. Even if you shove the cork back in, oxygen will make its way into your wine. And after a while, that oxidation impacts all the aspects you love about wine.
Trust us, you do not want to sip on a wine that’s been open for six months.
Storing Wine Incorrectly
It’s debatable what orientation you should store wine, but that’s not really what we’re talking about here. Rather, we’re focusing on the temperature at which you store the wine. White wines don’t necessarily need to be stored in a cold space, they should just be served chilled.
That doesn’t mean you should pull the wine out of your hot car, pop it in the fridge, then drink in. If you store wine in a place that’s too hot for too long, it will degrade the wine.
Pouring Too Much in The Glass
We don’t want to believe it, but it’s true. There is such thing as too much wine in the glass. You’ll have a better opportunity to enjoy the wine in its peak state if it’s only poured up to the widest part of the glass. That way, you get to sip at the ideal temperature!
There you have it—some of the most common wine mistakes to avoid. But don’t let this keep you from experimenting with different wines from your favorite discount wine store, Wines ‘Til Sold Out. We’ve got everything you’re looking for!