Usable Capacity; Practical Tips For Storing Wine; Drinking Temperatures - Gaggenau RW 262 Notice D'utilisation

Usable capacity

Information on the usable capacity can be found inside your
appliance on the rating plate.

Practical tips for storing wine

Unpack bottles of wine – do not leave in crates or
cardboard boxes – before storing in the refrigerator
compartment.
Place old bottles so that the cork is always wet. There
should never be an air gap between the wine and
the cork.
The open bottle shelves are especially suitable because
they do not interrupt the air circulation.
As a result, the atmospheric humidity which condenses
on the bottles quickly dries again.
Before the wine is drunk, it should be "warmed up"
(chambré):
Place e.g. rosé wine on the table approx. 2-5 hours
before drinking, red wine 4-5 hours before drinking.
The wine will then be at the correct drinking
temperature.
Sparkling wine and Champagne should be cooled in the
refrigerator shortly before drinking.
Remember that wine should always be cooled slightly
lower than the ideal serving temperature, as its
temperature increases by 1 to 2 °C as soon
as it is poured into a glass!

Drinking temperatures

The correct serving temperature is crucial for the taste and
therefore your enjoyment of the wine.
We recommend serving wine at the following drinking
temperatures:
Type of wine
Bordeaux red
Côtes du Rhône red/Barolo
Burgundy red/ Bordeaux red
Port
Young Burgundy red
Young red wine
Young Beaujolais/
all white wines with little residual sugar
Old white wines/ Chardonnay
Sherry
Young white wines from late vintage
White wines Loire/ Entre‐deux‐Mers
Drinking
temperature
18 °C
17 °C
16 °C
15 °C
14 °C
12 °C
11 °C
10 °C
9 °C
8 °C
7 °C
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