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Chillin' With Red Wines
One of the largely accepted rules about wine is that whites are chilled and reds are served at room temperature. Stacie Hunt is the director of Italian wines at Du Vin Wine & Spirits in West Hollywood and she explains that certain red wines are surprisingly delicious chilled – becoming more lively from their young age and fruit forward…
By Evan Kleiman • • 1 min readOne of the largely accepted rules about wine is that whites are chilled and reds are served at room temperature. Stacie Hunt is the director of Italian wines at Du Vin Wine & Spirits in West Hollywood and she explains that certain red wines are surprisingly delicious chilled – becoming more lively from their young age and fruit forward nature. The more fruity tones a red wine has, the more it will freshen up when cooled below normal temperatures. According to Stacie, the cooling eliminates some of the heaviness of these wines, keeping the flavors balanced for summer sipping.
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