{"id":3545,"date":"2017-05-10T06:14:30","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T06:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/bbwines?p=3545"},"modified":"2024-07-05T05:11:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T05:11:04","slug":"the-art-of-enjoying-wines-in-summers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/?p=3545","title":{"rendered":"The art of enjoying wines in summers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"It\u2019s just after lunch. Your body craves for its shot of caffeine. But your brain screams in protest, \u201cHave you lost your mind? It\u2019s so hot!\u201d Your body responds coolly, \u201cThen let\u2019s get a glass of wine.\u201d Your brain mulls over this, \u201cWine? Really? I\u2019m not very sure.\u201d Well, dear brain, don\u2019t overthink this. Wine\u2019s a perfectly sane choice in hot weather. It takes a few simple tricks to master the art of enjoying wines in summers. And we\u2019d be more than happy to share them with you.<\/p>\n

Try popular favourites<\/strong><\/p>\n

White wines and ros\u00e9s seem to be popular favourites during summers. Choose a wine that\u2019s light bodied, fruitier on the palate and not very dry. Pair it up with salads and you\u2019re all set to deal with the scorching heat.<\/p>\n

Get the temperature right<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s common knowledge that white wines need to be served chilled. But don\u2019t overdo it (you aren\u2019t having a wine sorbet). Serve them at 10-12\u00baC. For ros\u00e9, the temperature needs to be 8-10\u00baC. And if you prefer for something sweeter, like a dessert wine, serve it at 4-6\u00baC.<\/p>\n

But what if you\u2019re the red wine kind?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s good too. Serving it at \u201croom temperature\u201d doesn\u2019t exactly fit in with the climes of India. The optimal temperature for serving a red wine is 16-18\u00baC. So, don\u2019t feel guilty about putting it in the fridge for a while before serving it.<\/p>\n

You can always whip up a cocktail or two (or more)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who doesn\u2019t love a colourful fruity concoction with lots of wine and lots of ice? We\u2019ve got lots of cocktail ideas here for you. Try them!<\/p>\n

Cocktails are fine. But never use ice in wine.<\/strong><\/p>\n

We know we\u2019ve said it a million times before. But adding ice to wine is sacrilege. If you\u2019d like to keep your wine cool, freeze a few grapes and add them to the wine.<\/p>\n

Quick fix cooling techniques <\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve got guests coming over (the kind that give you very little notice), take a wet kitchen towel, wring the water out completely, wrap it around the bottle, and keep it in the fridge. You\u2019ll have cool wine in no time.<\/p>\n

Store it right<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whether it\u2019s red wine of white, once you\u2019ve opened it, put the bottle in the fridge. And finish the wine within 2-3 days. If that means calling your friends over, do so. It\u2019s a crime to waste good wine.<\/p>\n

Not in the mood for company?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Then pour the leftover wine into an empty ice tray and freeze it into cubes. Leave it in the freezer, and use the cubes when you cook something. Pastas, risottos, sauces, jams \u2013 let your imagination run wild, and use up the cubes.<\/p>\n

So, fear not, bring out your favourite bottle of wine. And sip away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s just after lunch. Your body craves for its shot of caffeine. But your brain screams in protest, \u201cHave you lost your mind? It\u2019s so hot!\u201d Your body responds coolly, \u201cThen let\u2019s get a glass of wine.\u201d Your brain mulls over this, \u201cWine? Really? I\u2019m not very sure.\u201d Well, dear brain, don\u2019t overthink this.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7723,"featured_media":10580,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,12],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-3545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-intellect","category-knowledge","tag-wines"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3545","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7723"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3545"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10581,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3545\/revisions\/10581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/big-banyan.intellicent.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}