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How and When to Use Wines
Full enjoyment of wines depends very largely on correct
usage ••• The following will serve as an accurate guide.
With Hors D'Oeuvres- Light,
Sparkling Burgundy {if sweet
dry Martini cockt ail (Ve r-
wine is preferred) .
mout h base } or d ry'"She rry.
With Dessert-Swe et Ch
W!th So.up-Dry Sherry.
pag ne, Sauterne, or
Sparkji~~
With Fash-Dry G ra ves ; or
Burgund y.
e ha blis or other White Bur- W ith Fruits and Nuts-Port
gundy; or Dry Champagne ;
.
·
Rhine or Rhone· or Sa uterne
With Coffee-Brandy or a Car.
{if sweet wine is
0
prefe rred) .
dia l.
With Entree-Red Bordeaux, as
Always serve dry wine before
·st. Emilion, St. Julien or a Red
sweet-wines low in alcohol be-
Chateau wine.
for'e those higher. Use ge ner-
With Roast- Red Burgundy, as
ous size glasses and fill
a
little
Pommard, Bea une, Volnay, or
more tha n half full .
TEMPERATURES
Beer, Porter-Very cold (around
Whiskies-Cold (around
45° ).
40°).
Gin- Cold (a round
45°) .
Ale, Stout, Effervescent Water- Port Wine-Slightly coo l to
Very cold.
room temperature.
Ginger Ale, Waters- Very cold
Madeira, White- Chilled
(45°
{34°
to
38°).
to
50°).
Cockta.i ls-Very cold-iced
Red Maderia-Room tempe ra-
(around
34°).
ture to cool
(65°
to
70°
is
Sherry-Gene rous wine, slightly
room temperature) .
cool (room temperature ).
Rhine, White-Chilled
(40°
to
Sauternes-Chilled
(40°
to
45°) .
45° ).
Claret-Room t emperature.
Rhine, Red-Room tempe rature
Burgundy (red)-Room tempera·
to
cool.
ture.
Moselle, White-Chilled
(40°
to
Champagne - Cold, sometimes
45° ).
frapped
(32°
to
45° ).
Moselle, Red - Room t empe ra.
Cordials - Cold, some iced -
ture to cool.
some room temperature.
All Full Bodied Red Wines -
Cognac-Room t emperature.
Cool to room tempe rature.
ALCOHOLIC CONTENTS OF WINES
The quantity of alcohol in the wines of
varies within the following perce ntages:
popular us1t9e generally
Alcohol
Alcohol
Per Cent
Per Cent
Burgundy, red . . .. .. . . . .. 13.20
Moselle ... .. ... .. . . . . . . 9.40
Champagne . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.40
Bordeaux, red, Claret .. . . . 13.80
Madeira . . . . . ... . .... .. . 19.70
Port . . . . . ... •..•. .. . . .. .22.00
Rhine Wine .. . . ... . .. : . . 13.00
Sherry ... .. . . .. . .. ..... . 19. I7
Sauternes . .• . .. . . . ... . . . 14.22