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Ice cubes in wine

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Vestisbest · 08/09/2023 20:00

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Haveallthesongsbeenwritten · 09/09/2023 13:08

I tried when in spain, unfortunately i could not like this 🙈 the french in me just thought it was wrong.

Treacletart9 · 09/09/2023 11:46

I do it in hot weather especially, depending on the wine.
once got told off by a waiter in an Italian restaurant for doing it who said “no no no it’s like putting diesel in-a Ferrari!” *must be said with Italian accent

girlwhowearsglasses · 09/09/2023 11:28

I go further - big glass, rose or white wine, loads of soda water (not sparkling mineral)

especially in hot weather

wwyd2021medicine · 09/09/2023 11:28

B and M, HB and Poundland usually have multipacks of the plastic ice cubes so they can be refreshed with each new glass

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 09/09/2023 11:27

Tilllly · 08/09/2023 21:04

Another vote for plastic ice cubes

Ahhh these remind me of my mums wine in the 80a ... a very practical solution

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 09/09/2023 11:23

LookItsMeAgain · 08/09/2023 20:12

If I want to cool down a glass of white wine, I would use grapes that I've washed, dried and the put into a lunchbox into the freezer instead of watery ice cubes.

This is also a great alternative

And looks pretty

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 09/09/2023 11:22

Depends

If your wine is cheap crap to begin with then the water from ice cubes melting isn't going make any difference or may even be an improvement

If however it's a good wine then why the F would you water it down with ice? If it's hot and your wines getting warm just pour less and keep the bottle cold

No brainier Confused

billy1966 · 09/09/2023 11:12

I picked up the metal cubes in Lidl.
They are fine.

The grapes are really delicious and a very handy way to use them up, as are frozen raspberries, as I love a very dry white.

Pushkinini · 09/09/2023 07:41

Ice cubes in white or rosé, definitely yes. Red no, but a nice light red like a Pinot Noir with ice might be nice. Must make a note to try.

CheersToMe · 09/09/2023 07:29

The trick is not to put in one Orr two cubes, because they WILL melt and water down the wine...

Absolutely fill the glass with ice, as if it were an American soda.

ErrolTheDragon · 09/09/2023 07:19

The ancient Greeks believed only babarians drank undiluted wine, and they used snow if they wanted cold wine (presumably this was a rare treat). I bet they'd have used ice if they had it, and would have thought the naysayers mad!Grin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AncientGreeceeandwine

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Vestisbest · 09/09/2023 06:55

Never heard of metal ice cubes! Will have to try! Never tried grapes as an alternative. It’s definitely a must in these temperatures!

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FieldInWhichFucksAreGrownIsBarren · 08/09/2023 22:42

I do ice in everything at the moment 🥵

TheFireflies · 08/09/2023 22:41

No to ice cubes. Make it watery.
yes to those metal cubes you can freeze to use instead.

Snooks1971 · 08/09/2023 22:38

Davros · 08/09/2023 22:03

Even if wine is freezing cold I put ice in. Sometimes one cube but often more. I like it

Me too!

PinkRoses1245 · 08/09/2023 22:09

Not in any decent wine.

thenightsky · 08/09/2023 22:08

minou123 · 08/09/2023 20:25

The best thing to do is have cold red wine and mix it with equal amount of cold Coke cola.

It's called a Calimocho in Spain.
I have fond memories of drinking calimoncho on a beach in Spain 😁

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I've never heard of this, but I quite like the sound of it.

Davros · 08/09/2023 22:03

Even if wine is freezing cold I put ice in. Sometimes one cube but often more. I like it

cornflower21 · 08/09/2023 22:00

mynameiscalypso · 08/09/2023 20:08

If you're super organised, make them out of the wine you're drinking.

Ohh, that's is actually a great idea!

noodlezoodle · 08/09/2023 21:40

Not what you asked, but if you need to chill wine quickly, soak a couple of paper towels in water, wrap them round the bottle and stick it in the freezer. Will be acceptably cool in approximately 7 minutes.

CattingAbout · 08/09/2023 21:31

illiterato · 08/09/2023 20:32

Chicken rosé and a couple of ice cubes. If it’s wrong, I don’t want to be right!

😂i know exactly which wine you meant immediately from reading this and it will henceforth be chicken rosé in our house!

And yes I put ice in it.

SpamFrittersYouSay · 08/09/2023 21:31

Ice cubes in wine is a staple in our house. Why wouldn't you?

DustyLee123 · 08/09/2023 21:30

Yes to ice cubes. Drink it however you want,

Porridgeislife · 08/09/2023 21:29

Jancis Robinson did an everything you wanted to know about wine Q&A in the FT a few weekends ago and she said re adding ice cubes to wine “Absolutely. Especially as wine is getting stronger & stronger.” As you were!

pepino · 08/09/2023 21:28

Yes to ice cubes and some lemonade... in red wine. Tinto de verano it's called (summer red) and drunk in Spain in the summer. Or if I'm feeling particularly devilish I swap the the lemonade for coke, kalimocho which is from the basque region.