Is red wine supposed to be served chilled or room temperature?

I don't even really get into red wine, but we got a free bottle of some french crap from the neighbor welcoming us here. So do I chill it or just pop the bottle and start chugging?|||I'd have to side with Pimpy on this one. All red wine is supposed to be served on the tracks at an outdoor temperature.





Just remember...the first glass is the hardest. It gets easier with every glass until your panties are on the conductors head and your caboose is showing.|||White wines are usually fine served at room temperature however red wine should be served at approx 60 F so has to avoid the bitterness AND harshness. Red wines will taste so much better at said temps as per many temps in wine cellars . As far as those of you who claim otherwise you haven't a clue.

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|||don't chug good french wine! that is good with food at room temp. put a splash in worcestershire sauce for steak Diane broiled medium rare. Are you that desperate for a drink? So sad. Put it away and get yourself a beer to chug. beer can be chugged watching sports but wine is meant to be sipped to be enjoyed with food. Your neighbor was being nice and that is not a classy remark! If you chug red wine, don't gripe when you have a head banging headache later.|||im not too into wine but chill it cause if you drink it at room temp, youll taste all that bitterness in the wine, as to when it is cold you can gag it down better.|||Straight outta the bottle, on the railroad tracks.|||Red wine should be served at room temperate.|||Yep. You served it correctly. Red wine is supposed to taste like bitter crap.|||chilled|||Chilled is much better, but wait til I get there dammit. I want me summa dat!|||Serve it as a frozen popsicle.|||I'd say chilled is better.|||Just chug it, that sounds mo classy.