15/06/2026
Australia we have a problem. We're drinking our red wine too warm 🍷
Serving red at "room temperature" is a rule from another century - when stone cellars and unheated living rooms hovered around 16°C. An Australian living room on a mild evening (even in winter!) is closer to 24°C. And warm red wine has nowhere to hide: the alcohol turns hot, the fruit flattens, and the whole thing feels way bigger and heavier than it should.
The solution is easy! Pop your red wine in the fridge twenty minutes before you pour. When you bring it down to 16°C the fruit lifts, the wine comes into focus, and it tastes like the version the winemaker actually intended.
A slight chill isn't a downgrade. It might be the most underrated upgrade in your glass EVER!
So we have to ask — are you already a chiller? Or do you think this is nuts?
