3 Ways to Chill Wine in a Snap
Learning how to chill wine in a short period of time is a skill that will come handy if not right now, then some time in the future. Most wines are better enjoyed chilled so here are some techniques to help you get that right temperature: 1. Let your wine chill in an ice water bucket with salt. Don’t do the novice mistake of letting the wine bottle sit in a bucket with only ice cubes in it. You need to chill more surface area, which is why ice water works better. But to increase the temperature even more, add a copious amount of salt. It actually lowers down the temperature even further. 2. Swirl the bottle in the ice bucket. This allows the content to also swirl in the bottle, which gives them time to get in contact with the cold water. 3. Soak a clean towel, wring it a little and wrap it around the bottle before chilling it in the freezer. This speeds up the process because the towel holds on to the cold temperature more and provides a lot of surface con