Yellow Tail Wine

Spring Chicken

I know some of you Eggheads have mentioned Yellow Tail as a favorite wine to go with your favorite "Q" so I tried their Shiraz last night and found it to be very good. It is now among my preferred wines. But I have a question as to the best serving temperature. Room temperature (72°) seems a bit warm so I cooled it to between 56° and 60° (estimated). It felt right at that temperature. Did I do wrong? If so, what is a better temperature?[p]Spring Chicken
Spring Texas USA

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This wine is our standard tailgate wine now. We got through a case of liter bottles per game, our clients love it! We serve it at whatever the temperature is at the time of our tailgater. We ice the beer kegs down but we don't ice the wine down, they drink it anyway (free is good).

RayS

Spring Chicken,[p]What country is Yellow Tail produced? I've looked for it at our local liquor store, but could not find it. [p]RayS

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Spring Chicken,
I've forgotten where I found this chart, but I think it's accurate...[p]Wine Serving Temperature Guidelines[p]Temp F Wines[p]66° Vintage Port
64° Bordeaux, Shiraz
63° Red Burgundy, Cabernet
61° Rioja, Pinot Noir
59° Chianti, Zinfandel
57° Tawny/NV Port, Madeira
55° Ideal storage for all wines
54° Beaujolais, rose
52° Viognier, Sauternes
48° Chardonnay
47° Riesling
45° Champagne
43° Ice Wines
41° Asti Spumanti[p]Regards,
Chuck Lane

Mikey

Spring Chicken,
I prefer mine chilled a bit as well, though I've never taken its temp. Yellow tail was the first of the australian wines I tried and I have been very happy with it, especially the cabernet. [p]I know lots of folks say not to chill red wines, but you really should (in most cases). I just did a quick search to find some info and come up with a pretty good link I'll post below.(ok maybe two of them)[p]hth,
Mike[p]Wine Serving Temperature Chart
http://wine.about.com/library/bl_temps.htm
[ul][li]Proper serving temperatures are key to wine enjoyment.[/ul]

KennyG

RayS,[p]YT is from Southeastern Australia. Some of us "geezers" discovered YT a while back and it was some great bang for the buck. Since then, it's popularity has driven the price up. Banrock Station and Alice White are two more very nice and inexpensive Aussie wines and better than YT IMHO. Also look for Cockatoo Ridge and Blue Koala.[p]Greater Cleveland has some of the highest wine prices in the country. All of these are about $5 bottle here.[p]K~G

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Spring Chicken,
You are fine with going with Chuck's postings of temperatures. Remember, wine is subjective and if you like it warmer or cooler so be it.
If I may be so bold to offer a few more 'bang4buck' suggestions to try:
Reds: Coppola Rosso; Jest Red; Kenwood Red - All are red table wines, should be able to find for $5-8.
Whites: Lindeman's Bin65 or Padthaway Chardonnays; Rosemount Estate Semillion/Chard and Chardonnay; Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc/Viognier - All should be under $10 and widely available. Good summertime stuff.[p]P.S.
Any word from you or MollyShark about the IZFS show?

Spring Chicken

Spring Chicken,
Thanks guys. After reading Chuck Lane's response showing the chart I did some research on Google and learned that all wines should be stored at 55 degrees. Obviously the wine rack I have in my kitchen is not the best place to store my wine. Come to think of it, the displays in the liquor store (and storeroom) are also above the ideal storage temperature. If 55 degrees is the ideal storage temperature then most of the reds will have to be warmed up to peak their flavor. [p]I learn something new every single day. Life is good.[p]Spring Chicken