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Wine coolers... what's hot and what's not? (or should that be wine chillers... what's cool?)

What's the best way of chilling a single bottle of a white wine such as Conundrum? Is it best to cool it slowly or is a fast chill ok?
Can anyone recommend a good cooler or cooling method?
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zerlox4562
zerlox4562
Marked as Best! October 12, 2009 07:27 PM
The best way to chill white wine is to put it in a bucket with water and ice until it reaches 10°C (50°F). If you want to chill it fast you can add a handful of salt to the bucket but I wouldn't do this since the wine may become too cold which may cause some of the more subtle delicate flavors to become hidden from the drinker.
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girlyskwer...
girlyskwer...
October 13, 2009 12:17 AM
Wine coolers have never been hot, and a waste of money they are very expensive and barely contain alcohol. Kool-aid would be a cheaper option. :) Find a mixed drink that you like and don't waste money on wine coolers.
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psionandy
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October 13, 2009 10:11 AM
Thanks for the answer... but I'm not talking about wine coolers the drink, I'm more interested in how to cool (or chill) a decent bottle of white wine.
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mrloggy
mrloggy
October 14, 2009 10:04 PM
The answer by zerlox4562 is spot on.

However, if you are hosting an event and a guest brings a bad bottle of white wine as a gift, that's when you want to chill it as cold as possible. This will make the bad wine tolerable, enabling you to be a most gracious host and not embarrass the gift giver.
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psionandy
psionandy
October 15, 2009 07:14 AM
Thankyou for that extra piece of information. Its something I've never considered before. I'll file that away because it could come in very useful at some time.
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wineman
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September 20, 2010 08:31 PM
Best and fastest way is a product called the Cooper Cooler (www.CooperCooler.com) it will chill from 25C/77F to 11C/53F in 3.5minutes which is a good serving temp for most white wines. If you want it refrigerator cold 5C/41F it will take 6 minutes. It's a versatile unit in that it can chill soda/beer cans/bottles too in addition to 750mL wine bottles. The same company also has a new wine chiller that will fit larger bottles up to 1.5L go to www.VinPodium.com
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