Basic Wine Advice

Serious beer and wine lovers know that ice cold wipes out character.
Basic Wine Advice
Not every wine should be served at the same temperature. Oleksandr Berezko/Shutterstock
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TV beer commercials usually emphasize the near-freezing temperatures at which big beer companies want us to consume their beers. This is proof that the beer in question is so bland that taste is not what matters most.

The colder you serve any beverage, the less likely you are to be able to taste the flavors that make it what it is supposed to be.

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