red, red wine
Put your prejudices aside and really think about it, and you’ll have to agree. There are certain circumstances when it’s totally appropriate to drink chilled red wine, and being in Grenada is one of them.
Yes, red wine is technically supposed to be served room temperature. But this is a rule invented in climes where only during the dog days of summer does so-called room temperature approximate Grenada’s daily average. Under tropical conditions, only the finest of red wines are remotely palatable, and even they suffer. Those of you in the Northern Hemisphere, rest your red wine next to a heater for half an hour and you’ll see what I mean.
Why am I even bringing this up? Because I cannot resist telling you that the New York Times agrees with me.
Posted on August 6th, 2008 under Grenada • Tags: Grenada, kitchen alchemy, random. • 
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August 6th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
Woy! Woy! Gimme ah little wine!
August 14th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
I totally agree! Wine is like religion – it’s personal and only you know how best to swallow it.
August 18th, 2008 at 11:01 am
Actually, wine folk in general say that red wine should be consumed at *cellar* temperature, which is in the mid 50s F. And the temperature people often drink their red wine at is closer to 70 degrees, which is cringe worthy if you have any respect for wine. Most winos (aka “wine experts”) also agree that different red wines are best enjoyed at slightly different temps, some even in the high 40s F. So I definitely have to agree that the supposed sin you commit is really not one at all.
August 18th, 2008 at 11:04 am
Anya and Liz both took Wines!